Welcome to the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program. SEEDS creates applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices and create societal impacts by using the Campus as a Living Laboratory.
About SEEDS
SEEDS is an internationally recognized and replicated program. Applied research projects advance social, ecological and economic sustainability through impactful community-based collaborations.
SEEDS Sustainability Students
The SEEDS Sustainability Program provides an applied learning experience through collaboration with faculty members, staff, and community partners.
Faculty
Are you a UBC faculty member who’d like to integrate sustainability curriculum and align applied research projects with learning outcomes? Join our extensive network of partners on campus.
Staff and Community Partners
Do you need applied research to help inform your sustainability strategy? The SEEDS Sustainability Program brings UBC faculty, staff, and community partners together.
Featured Projects
SEEDS projects address a broad range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues. Since the program began, over 1,000 projects have been completed through 12 different faculties and schools.
Food Security Initiative
The Food Security Initiative (FSI) is partnership between UBC Wellbeing, SEEDS Sustainability Program and Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
UBC Food System Project
The UBC Food System Project is a collaborative, cross-campus initiative that brings together partners from teaching and learning, operations, and research to improve food systems.
Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research & Demonstration (CBIRD)
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity
Inspiring the next generation of students to work on the interconnected global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by co-creating student-led, inclusive, and demand-driven research.
SEEDS Sustainability Library
The SEEDS Sustainability Library is a comprehensive repository of applied research and knowledge. It’s a key tool for decision makers. Open access applied research reports contribute to a body of knowledge, learning and action to ignite sustainability ideas, policies and practices, and enable the broader community to learn, apply and build on previous research.
Biodiversity
Buildings
Climate
Community
Energy
Finance
Food
Health
Land
Materials
Procurement
Transportation
Waste
Water
Wellbeing
Josh Bian, Joshua Chong, George Gu, Alvin Lok, Simar Sidhu, Jason Wongso
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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Tsz Hm (Anson) Lau
: Adriana Lopez Villalobos; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Daniel Mosquin
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Buildings, Climate
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
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Richard Galazzo, Melinda Deines, Riley Siebel
: Darren Clay; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; UBC Food Services: Juliana Campbell
VOL 500
Climate
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability: Jiaying Zhao
2021-2022
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Evan Kear, Bagas Linanda, Nish Manesh, Josh McAllister, Joseph McNeilly, Omeid Niyaz
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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Courtney Stevens
: Adriana Lopez Villalobos; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Daniel Mosquin
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Climate, Community
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
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Jessica Yamamoto, Natalie Harris, Danie Benetton, Mansi Dhaundiyal
Campus + Community Planning: Bud Fraser; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Colin Moore
VOL 500
Climate
Chemical and Biological Engineering: Jonathan Verrett
2021-2022
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Abdulrehman Khan, Aliya Zhang, David Huang, Peter Ehrlich, Mayank Tiwary, Shadab Haque
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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Yujie Chen
Campus + Community Planning: John Madden (C+CP); Sustainability and Engineering: Emma Luker
FCOR 599
Biodiversity, Buildings, Climate
Forestry, Faculty of: Paul Pickell
2021-2022
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Elina Eronen, Dana Johnson, Kah Mun Wan
Building Operations: Tamas Weidner; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
RES 510
Biodiversity, Land, Waste
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Vasilii Bogdan, Tai Phan, Aaron Przy, Tan Vuong, Mitchell Zazulak, Lisi Zhang
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner
CIVL 445/446
Climate, Land, Transportation
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2021-2022
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