Seminar Videos

Join us for the last seminar in Term 2! Three of our students will present their research. Read More

Carly’s talk is centered in the growing field of urban landscape ecology. With her students, she employs citizen science, environmental sensors, field observations, and social-science methodologies to explore how the landscape structure of our cities influences biodiversity, ecosystem services, and their interaction over space and time. Read More

Talk 1: Simulating the Impacts of Hedgerow Restoration on Metapopulation Capacity in Southern Ontario. Talk 2: Academics as activists: exploring and building political knowledge mobilization capacities to influence climate policy Read More

Transition from UBC to Policy Advisor Read More

Join Dr. Khanna's talk, titled "Evidence Based Climate Policy: What works, for whom and when?" Read More

Two students will present on Indigenous-inspired land-based learning and e-waste. Read More

This talk will focus on how to empower you to understand who you are and what you can do, regardless of where you are in your grad school journey. Read More

Join Dr. Simon Donner as he discusses his role as co-chair of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body. Read More

Talk 1: Aquatic ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry as indicators of stream health in the Deadman River watershed near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Talk 2: Reawakening Traditional Ecological Practices to Revitalize Satoyama Stewardship in Japan: finding adaptive capacity of Japanese village ecology, culture and spirituality Read More

Join IRES Adrian Lu for a talk titled "Trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services along landscape and local complexity gradients in the “Salad Bowl of the World”". Read More

Two talks on: 1. Estimating climate change impact in financing to vulnerable smallholder farmers via microfinance financial resiliency 2. What is happening to summer? A global and multi-scale analysis of the changing summer season length under global warming Read More

Curious about optimal ways forward for conservation that break away from the dichotomous view that pits people against nature and instead embraces the importance of this symbiotic relationship? Join Dr. Terry Sunderland for his talk on conservation, access, and food security Read More

Dr. Karl Zimmermann shares a 3-step process to empower participation in water management discussing recommendations from 400 water leaders on four continents. Read More

In cities around the world, the uneven impacts of climate change-induced extreme events such as heatwaves and wildfires are acutely felt indoors. In this talk, I present preliminary findings from a study exploring indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in low-income housing. Read More

Our grad student Ming Cao will share her talk titled-- Soil matters: evaluating soil water dynamics and soil greenhouse gas emissions under climate-smart agriculture Read More

Dr. Tu is particularly interested in developing decarbonization strategies that focus on the nexus between socio-economic behaviors and technological advancement. Read More

Rebecca Dirnfeld is a Career Educator with the UBC Career Centre - come learn her career planning strategies! Read More

As demand for distributed renewable energy generation has increased rapidly, so have conflicts over siting large-scale projects. Meaningful community engagement and direct, verifiable benefits co-creation are necessary to avert these trends—and to ensure an equitable, rather than exploitative, energy transition. Read More

Join this talk on the role of landscape configuration and ecological intensification in optimizing agricultural productivity and sustainability, drawing insights from recent studies across Argentina’s agricultural regions. Read More

Two BC-focused talks from two stellar grad students, covering climate action plans and air pollution emissions inventories! Read More