History doesn't have to repeat itself: Looking back at the origins of biodiversity conservation shows that decolonization is necessary for just and effective steps forward

Fri, February 5, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Sara Cannon, PhD candidate, UBC Department of Geography and Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Many natural and marine scientists work in places with long histories of...

Closing the Poop Loop: The Role of Ecological Sanitation as a Climate Change Solution

WEBINAR: Closing the Poop Loop: The Role of Ecological Sanitation as a Climate Change Solution Circular agriculture-sanitation systems capture and safely treat human waste and return the embodied organic matter and nutrients in excreta to...
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Coral reef conservation in East Africa - Linking science to management

Fri, January 29, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Dr. Nyawira Muthiga Director, Wildlife Conservation Society's Marine Program, Kenya The marine and coastal resources of the East African region provide ecological, economic and...

MAPPING RACIAL GEOGRAPHIES OF VIOLENCE ON THE COLONIAL LANDSCAPE (Public talk by Dr. Ingrid Waldron)

Tue, February 9, 2021 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ALLARD HALL (FACULTY OF LAW). FREE. Join us for a public talk by Dr. Ingrid Waldron on environmental racism and injustice in Canada. Dr. Waldron will examine the social justice dimensions of race, place, and...

Webinar: A Prospectus for Conservation

Thu, February 18, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. The traditional approach to conservation science is to observe and model the impacts of threats (logging, mining, fishing, climate change for example) on species and their habitats, publish...

A Conversation with Dr Robin Wall Kimmerer

Fri, January 29, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. UBC Library presents, in partnership with UBC Forestry and the Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre, a conversation with Dr Robin Wall Kimmerer on Friday, January 29 (1pm -2:30pm...

Protecting marine biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Fri, January 22, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Kristina Broeder, postdoctoral researcher, Dalhousie University The Anthropocene is the age of unprecedented rates of change and loss. Rapidly evolving technologies and their...

The Environmental Performance Index: What can data-driven analyses teach us about sustainability policy around the world?

Fri, January 15, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. The Environmental Performance Index: What can data-driven analyses teach us about sustainability policy around the world? Speaker: Dr. Martin Wolf, postdoctoral associate, Yale Center for...

A Conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Fri, January 29, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. Free. UBC Library presents, in partnership with UBC Forestry and the Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre, a conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on Friday, January 29 (1:00-...

THE TIME IS NOW: Canadian and Global Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment

Tue, January 26, 2021 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ALLARD HALL (FACULTY OF LAW). FREE. What can our governments do to address the impacts of the global environmental crisis on our lives? Join us for a virtual public talk by Dr. David R. Boyd, UN Special...

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