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
Elisa Armstrong, Yi Man Choy, Laila Hussein, Kathryn Leah, Loretta Massara, Meghan Sempowich
Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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Mike Aldred, John McCormack, Greg Schaefer, Bill Schulte, Natalie Yu
Forestry: Ken Day
WOOD 465
Materials
Forestry: Dr. Robert Kozak
2003-2004
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Carla Martin, Olivia Hui, Stephanie Walton, Judith Andrews, Krystal LeBreton, Cameron Scott
Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Andrew Parr, AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood, Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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Liska Richer
UBC Food Services: Andrew Parr, Dorothy Yip; Land & Building Services: John Metras
AGSC 450
Community, Food, Land
Land & Food Systems: Dr. Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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A. Bogdanovich, K. Cheung, C. Ho, L. Lam, R. Madera, N. Ranzoni, Y. Tsang
AMS Food & Beverage Department: Nancy Toogood; Retail Operations: Dorothy Yip
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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Group 5 Students
Natural Food Co-op: Alice Miro
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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Juan Gabriel Solorzano
Campus Security: Steve Bohnen, Sue Brown
GEOG 472
Community, Land
Department of Geography: Sally Hermansen
2003-2004
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Les Lavkulich, Jane Lister, Yasuhiko Ogushi, Heather Scholefield, Lydia The
Building Operations Vancouver Campus: Heather Scholefield
RMES 500C
Climate, Community, Land
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Les Lavkulich
2003-2004
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David Coney, Sandra Jacob, Yee Wah Lee, Adri Soewono, Mary Wong, Kenny Mok, Christina Baxter
Agora Café: Agora Manager
AGSC 450
Community, Food
Applied Biology: Alejandro Rojas
2003-2004
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Lucila Diaz Villasensor, Johnathan Lu, Avind Mirtipati, Matthew Walton, Vikas Srivastava
Campus Sustainability: Ruth Abramson
MBA 500
Materials, Procurement
Sauder School of Business: Steve Alisharan
2003-2004
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