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2023 Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants Unveiled!

Climate Change & Energy
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Addressing the Impacts of Canadian Mining on Communities in Africa

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
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Should the Fraser River Estuary have legal rights?

Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance

Telling Stories: The Humanities in an Age of Planetary Agenda-Setting

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
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PODCAST: F IS FOR FACULTY

A podcast series on sustainability and climate action brought to you by the Sustainability Hub. In each episode, we’ll introduce you to what a UBC faculty member is doing to advance sustainability and climate action through research and teaching, and they’ll tell you what they want you to DO with all this new knowledge.

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A graduate student in the UBC Sustainability Scholars program teamed up with the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) to find out how to get VPD employees who commute to work to ditch their cars and pedal instead. The study , developed in collaboration with UBC Sustainability, surveyed employees of a...
The global food system is already witnessing the negative consequences of climate change and drought. According to the Food Price Report issued by the Food Institute at the University of Guelph, fruit and vegetable prices in Canada rose between nine and ten per cent last year. Urban agriculture has...
Author Naomi Klein was at UBC this month to talk about climate change, sustainability and the Leap Manifesto, her latest project that has divided people across the country and especially within the NDP. The Leap Manifesto outlines steps Canada should take to reach a carbon-free economy by 2050,...
“Our annual consumption of disposable containers is too big. To date, the Eco-to-Go Program has reduced our consumption by 20%, but that’s really not enough. We need to get to 100%.” Victoria Wakefield, Purchasing Manager; Student Housing and Hospitality Services explains. “It’s important to keep...
Earth Day provides an annual reminder to reflect on the impact of our actions and to consider how we can lighten our footprint on Earth. Despite an increasing awareness of how our actions impact the environment and human wellbeing, adopting sustainable behaviours is not always easy. Jiaying Zhao,...
Earth Day provides an annual reminder to reflect on the impact of our actions and to consider how we can lighten our footprint on Earth. Despite an increasing awareness of how our actions impact the environment and human wellbeing, adopting sustainable behaviours is not always easy. Jiaying Zhao,...

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