β Just published: a powerful new article on the value of community amidst climate chaos, by a group of young professionals working with IRES Research Associate Don Carruthers Den Hoed.
π Open access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lMeB,714M...
01.08.2025 17:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Announcing positions at UCLouvain in collab with IRES's Navin Ramankutty!
πΈ Examining land use and democratic backsliding via cross-country studies + cases in Europe, Canada (northern BC & AB, YT & NT), Mozambique
π landsystems-lab.earth/news/
31.07.2025 20:12 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning!
For policy makers, planners, and other professionals:
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π Info session Aug 19: extendedlearning.ubc.ca/courses/clim...
30.07.2025 21:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Congratulations to Tatiana Chamorro, who has been awarded the Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize by @ubcoceans.bsky.social!
ππ³π¦Tatiana's work examines sustainable cattle ranching practices in Colombia, taking into account the effects of trees, plants, and grazing livestock on lizard biodiversity.
29.07.2025 20:51 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Looking for a synthesis of climate change impacts on farmworkers?
A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...
24.07.2025 21:28 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
(Paywalled): A landmark International Court of Justice finding "should send shivers down the spineβ of the fossil fuel industry and governments that support it.
That's according to prof Dr. David Boyd (@ires.ubc.ca @sppga.ubc.ca ) via @nationalobserver.com buff.ly/HKNdTQ6
24.07.2025 18:00 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Thinking about the animals and the overall ecosystem is very important when considering natural carbon storage solutions, says @ires.ubc.ca professor Dr. Kai Chan.
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via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
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Our students are making global impacts! Check out our research map below or in-person in AERL if you can, and watch for updates!
21.07.2025 21:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Why space exploration must not be left to a few powerful nations
Indigenous people and others need a say in space-industry decisions. Hereβs how that can happen.
Many low- and middle-income countries, Indigenous Nations and communities and small states are missing from debates around space activities
@ires.ubc.ca adjunct prof Dr. Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles and coauthors call for greater efforts to include all of humanity via @nature.com
17.07.2025 22:00 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Right to a Healthy Environment as a Catalyst for Urgent and Ambitious Climate Action at the IACtHR
The human right to a healthy environment is at the heart of the landmark #IACourtHR Advisory Opinion 32/25 says former Special Rapporteur and @ires.ubc.ca Prof David Boyd in his @verfassungsblog.de for the joint @sabincenter.bsky.social symposium on AO 32/25. verfassungsblog.de/right-to-a-h...
15.07.2025 12:23 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming B.C. rivers
Riprap can bury the spawning habitats of fish, increase river temperatures and exacerbate erosion elsewhere. There are alternative ways to stabilize riverbanks.
OP ED: "Of course we need to protect people, property and infrastructure from riverbank erosion. But current erosion management is hurting B.C. rivers."
@ires.ubc.ca PhD candidate Charlotte Milne discusses riprap in B.C. via @ca.theconversation.com buff.ly/iiBotYy
14.07.2025 16:29 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
ππ Can we make meaningful climate action feel happy instead of miserable? @jiayingzhao.bsky.social answers this and more in the American Psychological Association.
π www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
09.07.2025 22:54 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
β»οΈ @jiayingzhao.bsky.social and Jade Radke share their insights on increasing recycling rates through a green lottery, contributing to a circular economy and more refund options!
πhttps://theconversation.com/how-a-lottery-style-refund-system-could-boost-recycling-259896
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09.07.2025 22:45 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π³οΈ Voter-approved local initiatives can help improve bird abundance!
π²π¦That's what IRES prof JosΓ©phine Gantois and colleagues found when they examined the impact of the allocation of funding for open space conservation.
Read more: doi.org/10.1257/pand...
03.07.2025 19:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Commenting on "Sweet deal, bitter landscape" by Youjin B. Chung, IRES researchers write how the case study of EcoEnergy provides an in-depth look at consequences when governments seek to make their land and resources suitable for βinvestmentβ.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0964...
02.07.2025 21:06 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Almost 99% of children have been exposed to one climate or environmental hazard in their lifetime.
@jiayingzhao.bsky.social is featured in APA for her advice on how to help youth move from climate anxiety to climate action.
πhttps://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/06/youth-climate-anxiety-action
26.06.2025 00:53 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
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When corporations are able to sue governments for strengthening environmental and human rights laws, sustainability and human rights are at risk. @Dr. David Boyd is featured for his report on what countries can do to protect themselves. tinyurl.com/ysb2muv2
26.06.2025 00:38 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π IRES alums Susanna Klassen & Dana James are two researchers named global champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize!!
π» For James and Klassen, what matters most is what comes next. Will the world be willing to make these findings real for farmers?
ires.ubc.ca/ires-alumni-...
17.06.2025 16:09 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In addressing climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss, scientists must also overcome narrow ideas about what types of knowledge count in science. These scholars offer some reflexive strategies to help make our sciences more inclusive, just, and effective.
@ubcgeography.bsky.social
12.06.2025 21:01 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
IRES professor Kai Chan is speaking about ecosystem services at the 2025 IASNR Conference, on Wed June 11, at 10:30am Pacific!
09.06.2025 20:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βThere is no such thing as decarbonized oil and gas. Oil contains carbon."
Dr. Simon Donner (@ires.ubc.caβ¬ and @ubcgeography.bsky.socialβ¬ ) commented on the government's use of the term βdecarbonizedβ oil when discussing new pipelines.
Via @thestar.com⬠buff.ly/qcmY6wI
04.06.2025 21:01 β π 12 π 7 π¬ 3 π 0
Rattrapage du lundi 2 juin 2025 | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Γcoutez lβΓ©pisode de lβΓ©mission Panorama : Rattrapage du lundi 2 juin 2025
Mauricio Carvallo Aceves, doctorant Γ lβIRES, revient sur les dΓ©fis de gΓ©rer l'Γ©volution des risques climatiques et les stratΓ©gies visΓ©es par les communautΓ©s canadiennes pour y faire face:
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
(16h48 segment)
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π Join us in congratulating @manvi.bsky.social who has been awarded the Andrew Thompson Award: Youth Changemakers for Environmental Justice, hosted by @wcelaw.bsky.social!
www.wcel.org/media-releas...
03.06.2025 19:46 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
π»π As AI and big data continue to shape agriculture, IRES researchers ask:
What can technology do?
Who does tech serve, and who does it exclude?
Who gets to decide?
ires.ubc.ca/rethinking-a...
π And, they've created a toolkit for ethical data governance:
www.bcacarn.ca/ethical-data...
22.05.2025 22:41 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
@helinajolly.bsky.social and other scholars share how revisiting Indigenous perspectives within fire management policies can minimize effects on future landscape, offer coexistence with fire, and provide an opportunity to shift away from ineffective colonial policies.
@uvmvermont.bsky.social
21.05.2025 20:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Solutions Scholars Program is accepting applications! Program Details: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/solutions-sc...
π§ Application Deadline β June 10, 11:59pm, 2025
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Term: September 2025 β June 2026
π° Value: $10,000 GRA
20.05.2025 23:12 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 3 π 0
IRES's Dr. Kai Chan will be one of the expert panelists speaking alongside Keynote Speaker Lisa Brideau, author of Adrift (winner of the 2024 Evergreen Award) and senior sustainability specialist with the City of Vancouver!
botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/...
15.05.2025 23:36 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
ππͺΌ Climate change threatens marine ecosystemsβ learn how these scholars created a pathways of effects model that conceptualizes how three climate change stressors impact species on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
π facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10....
15.05.2025 00:29 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Two of our faculty are looking for someone with experience in higher ed research management and background working with Indigenous communities to apply for a Research Coordinator position.
Learn more by searching JR20759 at ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs!
08.05.2025 20:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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