Bio

Dr. Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent is an adjunct professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia and a Senior Policy Advisor at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). At ECCC, Guillaume plays a leading role in designing and implementing the Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund, a multi-billion dollars federal program aimed at reducing greenhouse gases emissions through the avoided conversion, restoration and rehabilitation of natural areas. 

Multidisciplinary by training, Guillaume’s research falls at the intersection between social and natural sciences—it focuses on finding novel and innovative solutions to complex environmental problems, with a particular focus on human dimensions of natural resources management in the context of climate change. His broad research interests bring together environmental governance and policy, the intersection between society and the environment, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and science-policy interactions. Guillaume has worked in multidisciplinary research projects in multiple countries, including Canada, Japan, Sweden, Mexico, Australia, Honduras and Panama. His work has resulted in over 30 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals (e.g., Nature Communications Biology, Science Advances, Environmental Research Letters, Climatic Change) and presentations in many international conferences.