**FREE ONLINE EVENT** Panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges for Canadian cities in engaging and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), and how local level SDG framing can help advance a community’s...
Tuesday, February 27, 2023 5:00-6:00 PM, Reception with lights refreshments to follow Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory (AERL) Theatre, 2202 Main Mall RSVP: https://forms.gle/WoR2o1X6wTsXWRap9 The ocean’s capacity to sustain life and support...
On February 27, marine biologist and climate policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will be in conversation with the co-recipients of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement : UBC’s Dr. Daniel Pauly and Dr. Rashid Sumaila. Join us for...
Sue Big Oil Launch Party February 24, 2023 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm at UBC Robson Square ( map ) RSVP About the Event Sue Big Oil is a collaboration of multiple local and national organizations concerned about harmful climate change impacts in BC...
Lettuce in a bag, plastic wrapped mushrooms, yogurt containers, berries in plastic clamshells. Food production is tied to the use and disposal of single-use plastics, but could biomaterials be a sustainable alternative? How do we, as consumers,...
Speaker: Dr. Amy M. Van Cise Assistant Professor, University of Washington Sociality – the suite of socially learned behaviors specific to a group of animals – is increasingly recognized as a survival strategy that is integral to the evolutionary...
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Movement We already have the technological, scientific, and economic tools to address the climate crisis, but what are the emotional resources we need to put those tools into action? How...
**FREE ONLINE EVENT** In an ever-changing world with increasingly complex challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require rethinking norms and imagining innovative solutions. Post-secondary institutions play an important role in...
How can students play a role in critical climate policy development in the Vancouver area? In this moderated conversation we will explore the policy being developed by local governments to catalyze a reduction in carbon emissions. Learn about the...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Speaker: Dr . Jonathan Moore Professor; Liber Ero Chair of Coastal Science and Management, Simon Fraser University In watersheds of western North America, migratory salmon support ecosystems, economies, and cultures. However, these fish and their...
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