Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS) Newsletter

________________________________________

May 2024 Edition

 

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

Reminder: RSVP for the Loon Lake Annual Retreat (Aug 28-29) by May 8th!

We are delighted to invite you to join us for our Annual Retreat at lovely Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Centre, to be held Aug 28 –29, 2024. We have 25 spots available for overnight stay, and those who wish can instead attend for a single day (via their own transportation or carpool).

RSVP Here.

Prof. Hardisty, Prof. Chan, and Dr. Carruthers Den Hoed received funding to examine people’s choices for end-of-life decisions while protecting biodiversity. The project also addresses the memorialization of individuals and nature within these spaces. For more information, see the link here.

 

 

IBioS Student Fellow Pablo Gonzalez-Moctezuma an April Featured Scientist in the Global Land Programme 

As a mathematician (Bs) for rural development (Masters), Pablo has applied scientific principles to develop knowledge and tools for sustainable development.

Products of this quest are:

a) the first rainwater collection system adapted to the Mayan version of milpa;
b) customized digital tools to collect data that influence rural and environmental policy in
Mexico; and
c) a widespread capacity-building program in bio-digestion technology and agroecological restoration now used in three continents.

 

Congratulations to Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor for being named an Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow!

 

Early Career Fellows are members within eight years of completing their doctoral training (or other terminal degree) who have advanced ecological knowledge and applications and show promise of continuing to make outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA. They are elected for five years.

 

 

NEWS

 

 

 

New research from Centre for Climate Justice, the Climate + Community Project, and Third World Network shows how governments — highly constrained by financial and political subordination to implement a just and ecological transition — are “exporting extinction.” Please join to discuss the implications of this new, leading research and what you can do to seize the opportunities for change ahead and break the status quo of extractivism. RSVP via tinyurl.com/CCJ-7May2024

 

 

NEW ARTICLES

 

 

 

Terrestrial subsidies and light affect an aquatic micro‐ecosystem in unexpected ways

Article by IBioS faculty member Dr. Diane Srivastava and colleagues.

The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ocean

Article by IBioS faculty member Dr. David Boyd and colleagues.

 

Key questions for understanding drivers of biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships across spatial scales

Article by IBioS faculty members Dr. Matthew Mitchell, Dr. Kai Chan and colleagues.

 

 

Have feedback? Feel free to respond to this email, or send your thoughts to info@ibios.ubc.ca.

 

Contact 

University of British Columbia

2259 Lower Mall Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4, Office No. 358

info@ibios.ubc.ca

If you wish to unsubscribe, please email us directly -- do not click unsubscribe. This disrupts our email list. Thank you!