March 9-21: Parks and Protected Areas Research Network Virtual Research Summit
Hosted by Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership (CPCIL), the Virtual Research Summit will bring together “Knowers” (scholars/knowledge keepers), “Doers” (practitioners), and “Learners” (students, new hires) from across the country to make personal connections and build a network of passionate individuals in the parks and protected areas field.
Feb 26: CIC YPN: In Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
To help us understand the issues around global climate action, the CIC Young Professionals Network is being joined by Dr. Boyd who will speak to attendees on the connections between combatting climate change and human rights.
Feb 18, 2021: BC Cleantech Awards
Dr. Hannah Wittman is a BC Cleantech Awards Finalist, nominated in the category of Top Educator in recognition of her teaching efforts surrounding a transition to a green economy.
Feb 4, 2021: Second Annual Water Research Roundup
Virtual Webinar: The webinar will feature a panel of student researchers working on topics related to freshwater governance, including stewardship, protection, and Indigenous laws and ways of knowing. This is the second annual “Water Research Roundup” offered as part of POLIS’ Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar series.
Feb 2, 2021: Natural Capital Conversations
The next Natural Capital Conversations features IRES’s Ale Echeverri and Rocio Lopez de la Lama! They will discuss how to measure nature’s non-material benefits: the Cultural Ecosystem Services of Water.
Jan 26, 2021: The Time is Now: Canadian and Global Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment
Virtual Lecture: Join Dr. David Boyd’s discussion of the human right to a healthy environment, which is currently not recognized by national law in Canada. Introductory comments by Dr. David Suzuki & Canadian Greens leader Annamie Paul!
Science leads the way in initiative providing direct cash transfers to individuals experiencing homelessness
There are major benefits to giving money directly to individuals experiencing homelessness, shows a study by the charity Foundations for Social Change and Jiaying Zhao, professor at IRES and UBC Psychology. Their findings counter many of the assumptions people have about homelessness and are being shared by prominent media outlets, politicians, and public figures, hopefully leading to […]
In Remembrance of Adrian Semmelink
The IRES community is mourning the sudden passing of Adrian Semmelink, who did his Master’s with Kai Chan and Terre Satterfield from 2015-2018. Adrian was a warm, enthusiastic, empathetic person who seemed to set everyone at ease with his manner and his wonderful sense of humour. He brightened every room he walked in, and touched […]
Professor Navin Ramankutty Awarded the Wihuri International Prize
UBC Professor Navin Ramankutty — of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs — has been awarded the prestigious Wihuri International Prize in recognition of his long-standing work on sustainable global food systems. As Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security, Ramankutty is […]
Royal Society of Canada Lecture: Negotiations over Groundwater Contamination
Learn more about Negotiations over Groundwater Contamination in a special Royal Society of Canada lecture with Dr. Keith W. Hipel, University Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo.