IRES Newsletter: October 10, 2025

News, Events and Updates

How does militarization drive climate change? Our next seminar explores how military power fuels global carbon emissions—from national growth patterns to U.S. defense spending and outsourced pollution.

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This talk offers an insider’s take on how Schneider Electric embeds decarbonization, circular design, and innovation into every layer of its global strategy.

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Dr. Kees Lokman will speak on coastal adaptation led by Indigenous values, cultural revival, and ecological care.

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Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan, has launched! Weekly episodes are on their way now...featureing Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Eli Enns, David Boyd, Terre Satterfield, David Suzuki, and others including Teika Newton, Ingrid Waldron, and Bob Watson.

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Also featuring IRES's Dr. Claire Kremen!

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On October 3, EAT and The Lancet launched a major scientific update to one of the most influential food systems reports of the past decade.
The new EAT-Lancet Commission provided:

• - Updated science on healthy diets & planetary boundaries
• - A new focus on justice
• - Solutions for food system transformation

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Recent IRES Publications

Klassen, S., Kremen, C., Ramankutty, N., & Wittman, H. (2025). The distinct drivers of diversification and job quality on BC organic vegetable farms. Agriculture and Human Values, 1-24.

Chamorro Vargas, C. T., Morgan, S., Pantevéz, H., Gomez, M., Kennedy, C. M., & Kremen, C. Enablers and barriers to adoption of sustainable silvopastoral practices for livestock production in Colombia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, 1600091. DOI:10.3389/fsufs.2025.1600091

Bassett, C. G., Day, S. D., Konijnendijk, C. C., Roman, L. A., Yee, C. K., & Chan, K. M. (2025). The best laid plans: How do adopted city sustainability goals influence site-level action in urban forestry?. Ambio, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02247-0

Robert Gray, Robin Gregory, Calvin Sandborn. Wildfire management at a crossroads: Mitigation and prevention or response and recovery?.Science 390,30-33(2025). DOI:10.1126/science.adx1230

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