Scientists Flag Conflicts of Interest Ahead of UN Plastic and Chemical Talks
An international group of 35 scientists, including IRES’s Gunilla Öberg, is calling out conflicts of interest plaguing global plastic treaty negotiations and that have interfered with timely action on other health and environmental issues. They urge the implementation of strict guidelines to prevent the same problems from affecting the UN’s upcoming Science Policy Panel on chemicals.
New report on urban bats in Vancouver from grad student Daniel Forrest and alum Julia Craig
With funding from UBC’s Ocean Leaders program and the City, Forrest and Craig used bats as an exemplary group to identify existing supportive ecosystems (bat “hotspots”), areas that could or currently connect those ecosystems, and interventions which might help contribute to both.
The Right to Repair Sustainability Forum | UBC Robson Square | July 29, 2023 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
A panel of experts discuss the real-world applications of their research on the challenges facing community repair cafés, local and international policy models for a circular economy, and built-to-fail bicycles & e-bikes, including IRES’s PhD student Neha Sharma-Mascarenhas!
Featured Panelist- Indigenous Feminist Movements Leading Climate Responses and Solutions – Evelyn Arriagada Oyarzún | June 7, 1:40 pm
IRES PhD student Evelyn Arriagada Oyarzún will be a featured panelist at The Together | Ensemble at UBC – Advancing the SDGs in BC which focuses on key cross-cutting themes relating to decolonization, climate justice, education, and just transition. Her talk will start at 1:40 pm
cosphere.net’s #SciOnEarthNet Initiative | May 9th at 1 pm
Are you interested in contributing your expertise to help change-makers combat the eco-climate crisis? Or to build a platform to enable other experts to do this, easily and enjoyably (but with professional credit)? Help shape #SciOnEarthNet, an initiative of EarthNet and Dr. Kai Chan’s project CoSphere.
Learn more and give feedback Tuesday, May 9th at 1pm PST in AERL RM 419 (the Fishbowl) or online via the RSVP link.
Ethical Data Governance Workshop for Agriculture | May 10 – June 14
Join this workshop series organized by IRES grad student Sarah-Louise Ruder, from May 10 – June 14.
Mar 7, 5am – 7 am PST | Women, Girls, and the Right to a Healthy Environment
For the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, Dr. David Boyd is launching a new thematic report on Women, Girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
February 8 – 24 | The Liu Lobby Gallery: Millions of Kitchens. Are They Safe?
What does air pollution in rural India look like through the eyes of a photographer? From Feb. 8-24, visit Liu scholar Mrinmoy Chakraborty’s exhibition at the Liu Lobby Gallery. Faculty mentorship for this exhibit is provided by Dr. Milind Kandlikar.
February 14 | “Minding the gap. My experiences teaching about the role of values in science in interdisciplinary settings,” Gunilla Öberg
In this talk, Dr. Öberg will speak about the role of values in science in interdisciplinary settings, and discuss how one might go about mending communication gaps between the natural sciences and science studies.
Feb 9, 2pm – 3pm | Workshop: Happy Climate Action
Dr. Jiaying Zhao of IRES will present a brief talk on happy climate action as a preview to her upcoming TED talk in NYC and conduct a workshop on creating a climate action plan that enhances personal and planetary well-being.