IRES Newsletter: December, 2025

News, Events and Updates

Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan, has launched! Weekly episodes have been released...featuring Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Teika Newton and Eli Enns, with David Boyd, Terre Satterfield, David Suzuki, Ingrid Waldron, and Bob Watson on the way!

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From lab bench to fieldwork…this talk unpacks the leap from academia to environmental consulting.

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This seminar tackles the challenges of green manufacturing and explores how solar-powered CO₂ conversion and community-driven strategies can jumpstart a more sustainable materials economy.

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This seminar will capture the experiences and needs of South Asian immigrants in Ontario and BC, where a majority live, to help inform policies to better protect their health.

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Recent IRES Publications

Noack, F., Engist, D., Gantois, J., Gaur, V., Hyjazie, B. F., Larsen, A., ... & Kremen, C. (2024). Environmental impacts of genetically modified crops. Science, 385(6712), eado9340. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado9340 

Arriagada, N., Satterfield, T., & Boyd, D. R. (2025). Social-ecological uncertainty and the (in) capacity to adapt: stakeholders’ perceptions post-red tide/salmon farming crisis in Chiloé Island (Chile). Ecology and Society, 30(4).

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