September 12, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen will discuss why conservation in working lands is needed to complement and enhance the effectiveness of protected areas, describe several agricultural case studies where working lands conservation appears successful, and discuss meta-analysis results, barriers to adoption and potential solutions through community engagement.
September 5, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Tahia Devisscher
Dr Tahia Devisscher has ten years of international experience working at the interface of environment and development. In her work, Tahia adopts systems thinking and interdisciplinarity to integrate traditional knowledge with scientific data, and assess possible climate adaptation strategies based on ecosystem management. Tahia has a PhD from the University of Oxford (UK), and is a Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of British Columbia (Canada). Currently, she is investigating the extent to which urban forests increase social-ecological resilience to climate change, and improve the way in which urban residents relate to, benefit from, and engage with nature.
April 11, 2019: IRES Student Symposium Speakers: various RES Master and PhD students
The IRES Student Symposium showcases research done by our Masters and PhD students. Presenters include John Driscoll, Naya Arriagada Oyarzún, Krista Cawley, Victor Lam, Steve Williams and Connor Robinson.
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April 4, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Navin Ramankutty
Navin Ramankutty is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia.
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March 21, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Ron Stewart (University of Manitoba)
Dr. Ron Stewart from University of Manitoba will be presenting on climate/ weather extremes in a changing climate. While focusing on the physics aspect, Ron will also include societal impacts and adaptation measures.
March 14, 2019: IRES Student Seminar with Marco Vázquez Pérez and Alejandra Echeverri
We will be hearing presentations from Marco Vázquez Pérez, MSc student, and Alejandra Echeverri, PhD student. More talk info coming soon .
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Photo Credit: Rocio Lopez, IRES PhD Student
March 7, 2019: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Nafiza Ali
Join Nafiza Ali from UBC Wellness to learn about stress and mental health.
February 28, 2019: IRES Student Seminar with Sahir Advani & Sean Smillie
We will be hearing presentations from Sahir Advani, PhD student, and Sean Smillie, MSc student.
February 14, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Nathan Bennett
Nathan Bennett is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries at UBC. His research focuses on research projects that interrogate various aspects of the complex relationship between the marine environment and human society.
February 7, 2019: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Noella Gray
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are playing an increasingly significant role in global ocean conservation governance. In just the past ten years, total ocean area under protected status has increased more than fivefold. Drawing on literature from political ecology, political geography, and Science and Technology Studies, this talk will examine how science and other kinds of knowledge are produced for, and integrated into, MPA policies.