The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability

is a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary institute for research and learning.
Our mission is to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and actions that will accelerate transitions to a sustainable and just world.

GRADUATE PROGRAM

Prospective Students

Current Students

Courses

FEATURED EVENTS

NEWS

SEMINAR SERIES

  • March 26, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Andrew Jorgenson

    March 26, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Andrew Jorgenson

    How does militarization drive climate change? Our next seminar explores how military power fuels global carbon emissions—from national growth patterns to U.S. defense spending and outsourced pollution.

  • April 9, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor

    April 9, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor

    This talk explores how human disturbance shapes risks and resources for wild animals, and how responses of animals can have implications for ecological dynamics and human societies. This can help inform more effective biodiversity conservation and human-wildlife coexistence on an increasingly crowded planet.

SOCIAL MEDIA

RESEARCH THEMES

Ecosystems, People & Resilience

Land, Food, Water & Waste

Perceptions, Culture, Values & Behaviour

Energy, Pollution & Climate Change

Infrastructure, Emerging Technology & Development

Governance, Policy, Law & Justice

IRES offices are situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm). We have a very long way to go in engaging with Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) and other First Nations to address this regrettable history and its ongoing legacy. Learn more at Our Values page.