IRES Newsletter: October 14, 2024

News, Events and Updates

Join IRES Postdoc Dr. Simone Philpot in her seminar series to hear about her case studies, learn about the tools we are using to manage complexity, and get a look at our preliminary evaluative framework.

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in the BC Election: A Panel Discussion

October 16 | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Vancouver BC Hydro Theater in the CIRS Building 

Climate is a hot topic in the upcoming provincial election in BC. But where do policy and platforms stand where climate intersects with energy, forestry, housing and other critical issues?

Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective as we discuss these issues within the context of the provincial election on Saturday October 19th. A panel of UBC researchers will provide their insights on topics that intersect with climate.

This will be an in-person event hosted in Vancouver and broadcast to the UBC Okanagan campus.

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Join us to learn more about UBC Library services and tips and tricks for finding environmental research and information that will save you time and energy from UBC's Librarian, Helen Brown!

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This year, the Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions Collaboratory (IBioS) launched a Graduate Student Seminar series for students interested in social, ethical, and ecological issues and dilemmas surrounding biodiversity conservation, restoration, management, and governance.

The series aims to provide a community across faculties, disciplines, and labs. Students can present their research, meet faculty, and hear from partners in conservation about their career paths.

We would appreciate it if you could join and enjoy our planned series while meeting like-minded people (and enjoying some free food). 

Recent IRES Publications

Rosanna Carver, Erika Gavenus, J.J. Manson,Stealing the seabed. The Canadian State and the question of Rights and Title over submerged lands, Geoforum. November, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104108.

F Noak, D Engist, J Gantois, V Gaur, BF Hyjazie, A Larsen, LK M’Gonigle, A Missirian, M Qaim, RD Sargent, E Souza-Rodrigues, C Kremen. Environmental impacts of genetically modified crops. Science. Aug 30, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado9340

A. Cohen & , L. M. Harris (2025). Governing Nature: Political Ecology and the Knotty Tangle of Environmental Governance. In Doing Political Ecology (pp. 46-61). Routledge. Link.

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