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
Allison Chun, Anne Romaizzane Ignacio, Christina Stewart, Miselta Ihekwoaba
Athletics & Recreation: Alyssa Reyes; Student Recreation Centre: Emily Jarvis
KIN 464
Community, Health, Wellbeing
Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon
2020-2021
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Ayman Fahmy, Farrah Olegario Nazareth, Michaela Dyck
Campus + Community Planning: Krista Falkner; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn; Campus + Community Planning: Karen Russell; UBC Properties Trust: Sean Ang; University Neighborhoods Association: Wegland Sit
URSY 520
Climate, Community, Transportation
School of Community and Regional Planning: Martino Tran
2020-2021
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Zhao Xin Chen, Cexiang Foo, Boyan Zhao
Campus + Community Planning: Adam Hyslop; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
URSY 520
Community, Health, Transportation
School of Community and Regional Planning: Martino Tran
2020-2021
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Declan Baker, Emma Bean, Aljhon Lorenzana, Alexander Mey, Supreeth Prasad, Oscar Quero
Campus + Community Planning: Doug Doyle
CIVL 446
Land, Water
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2020-2021
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Christina Lee, Courtney Smith, Megan Lai, Samantha Kerr
Athletics & Recreation: Alyssa Reyes; Student Recreation Centre: Emily Jarvis
KIN 464
Community, Health, Wellbeing
Kinesiology, School of: Andrea Bundon
2020-2021
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Gillian Hayes, Lilia Laihem, Alyssa Chai, Noor Faiza Ahmed, Michelle Marin, Sharon Sun
Law, Peter A. Allard School of: Anna Kline
FNH 473
Food, Health, Wellbeing
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Gail Hammond
2020-2021
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Aleesha Hsu, Eric Hebbard, Isaac Sandri, Kyle Maxwell, Kudzaishe Chitima, Suminder Gugay
Campus + Community Planning: Doug Doyle
CIVL 446
Land, Water
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2020-2021
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Raghavi Meenaksi Sundaram, Kanageswari Singara Veloo, Varshaa Kumaran, Marc Massicotte, Erik Joy
Campus + Community Planning: Kate Andrews; Campus + Community Planning: Bud Fraser
CHBE 573
Procurement, Waste
Chemical and Biological Engineering: Naoko Ellis
2020-2021
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Benson Yu Kai Chen, Dorothy Wong, Krista Soobotin, Negar Karami, Sara Chan
UBC Food Services: Melissa Baker-Wilson
FNH 473
Health, Water, Wellbeing
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of: Gail Hammond
2020-2021
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Jagdeep Biran, Ahmad Farhat, Michael Granger, Brendon Gross, Balam Sidhu, Karnpartap Toor
Campus + Community Planning: Doug Doyle
CIVL 446
Land, Water
Civil Engineering: Yahya Nazhat
2020-2021
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