UBC IRES
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- 🌍🍔 IRES student Dr. Juan Diego Martinez's study shows that food systems account for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity and encourages people to "vote with their forks." 🔗 en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/Your-dinner-...
- There's now clear scientific consensus that demand in rich countries pushes environmental harm elsewhere, says IRES's Naia Ormaza Zulueta. Case in point: Canada recently reversed its ban on exporting many single-use plastics, letting producers ship them abroad even though they’re banned at home.
- Reposted by UBC IRESClimate change blames individuals when it is big corporations at fault, say teens. @simondonner.bsky.social was one of the experts at the event. www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos... via @cbcnews.ca @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca
- 🌱⚡ Join us for our upcoming seminar, given by two IRES grad students! Topics: Can profit maps trigger win-win management solutions for the environment and farmers? and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in B.C.'s Energy Transition. 🔗 ires.ubc.ca/february-12-...
- Graduate student Tatiana Chamorro-Vargas was interviewed about her review paper, and was featured in an article on silvopastoral systems, which combine trees and pasture: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...
- 🧠🫶🏽 By integrating perspectives from positive psychology and public policy, this talk explores an approach to reimagine how societies can secure a high quality of life for everyone, beyond the limits of efficiency or consumption-driven paradigms 🔗 ires.ubc.ca/february-5-2...
- Debates around flying less and buying fewer luxury goods are valid, says IRES's Juan Diego Martinez. We need to reduce emissions any way we can. However, food emissions are not just a problem for the richest—we all need to eat, so we can all make a change. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...
- 🌍While most Americans misjudge which personal decisions contribute to climate change, @jiayingzhao.bsky.social explains how more readily available information can help people more accurately estimate which actions are most effective. 🔗 www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/ame...
- 🌱🦅 This talk explores the multiple meanings and effects of new nonhuman neighbours, and how to support more inclusive and transparent environmental decision-making. ires.ubc.ca/january-29-2... @aisrayne.bsky.social
- Reposted by UBC IRESNot all waves are created equal. Analysis of #Kiribati’s Tarawa lagoon shorelines show future flooding risk will not be uniform across the atoll based on wave direction line up. oceans.ubc.ca/2026/01/21/n... @simondonner.bsky.social #JuliaMayer @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca
- Changing our diets can help save the planet! Dr. Juan Diego Martinez talks about the findings of his research at IRES: www.youtube.com/watch?v=osIU...
- We're cheering on IRES alumna Ilke Geladi, who recently joined @utahstate.bsky.social as an Assistant Professor of Biology!
- Reposted by UBC IRESAlberta needs some straight talk about the global oil market, writes @ires.ubc.ca profs Drs. Milind Kandlikar and David Boyd via @calgaryherald.com
- 💬🗨️ This session offers a practical overview of interviewing tips and techniques, emphasizing how strategic career planning during graduate school can set the foundation for interview success. 🔗 ires.ubc.ca/january-22-2...
- IRES's Charlotte Milne spoke with CBC on the topic of flooding in the Fraser Valley in late 2025: Some takeaways:
- From IRES's Milind Kandlikar and @drdavidboyd.bsky.social : It is not too late for Carney to pivot, and redirect federal support from the industries of yesterday to the industries of tomorrow. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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- 🪫🌍Join us for the first seminar of term two, given by our IRES PhD students! Topics: Electronics at the End-of-Life: Repair Ecosystems, Consumer Decisions, and Policy Barriers and Consumption of Alt-Proteins to Mitigate Food Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada ires.ubc.ca/january-15-2...
- 90% of Canadians need to change our diets NOW for the world to warm no more than 2 C. Read what Juan Diego Martinez, who led the research as a PhD student at IRES, recommends as changes can we make to our diets this holiday season:
- 🌱 Check out this summary of a publication from Jeff Liebert, a recent IRES postdoc, on eco-friendly agriculture: 🔗 news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
- Discover how urban growth drives disaster risk. This accessible book links tech, economy, and landscape with hazards, using a new Urban Risk Dynamics framework and six global cities to guide better planning: bit.ly/4q0hZG7
- IRES professor Terre Satterfield joined www.cosphere.net/podcast for a powerful conversation about anthropology, justice, Indigenous worldviews, ecosystem services, and what it really means to represent voices that are often overlooked. Listen in!
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- This publication reviews how GMOs impact pesticide use and other agricultural practices, and trigger larger scale effects on human health, biodiversity, and emissions—highlighting the need for further research to fill some critical knowledge gaps
- IRES grad student @manvi.bsky.social will present her research TODAY on how South Asian immigrants in Canada face environmental injustice and why their voices must be centered in the country’s new environmental justice strategy. 📢⚖️ ires.ubc.ca/october-9-20...
- 💐 🌟 A huge congratulations to our November 2025 graduates: Momodou Barry, Ilke Geladi, Bassam Javed, Victoria Lucas, Ka Lai Or, Kate Reynolds, Verena Rossa-Roccor, Caleb Sinn, Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova, and Yoshinori Tanaka! 🌟 💐
- 🐥🌳With agriculture expansion and associated decline in bird populations, it is critical to incorporate sociocultural strategies. This publication found that farmers were willing to plant native trees on their farms and that native birds provide important ecosystem services.
- ⚡Understanding how the Indian public perceives risks from nuclear power is critical, given local opposition. This publication found that regional, economic and political values have a significant impact on risk perceptions related to nuclear energy in the Indian context. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
- ☀️⚡Our next 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. 🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-alex-tavasoli/
- Check out this lively conversation with Eli Enns, IRES adjunct prof, which tackles the fine balance between rights, laws, and responsibilities when undertaking ethical stewardship of traditional lands and waters everywhere. Hosted by IRES's prof Kai Chan! www.cosphere.net/podcast
- With COP30 in full swing, IRES Master’s student Vicky Lucas wants us to watch the attendee list as closely as the agenda. We asked Lucas to help us understand the growing private sector presence at annual climate conferences: ires.ubc.ca/qa-with-vick...
- 🌿From lab bench to fieldwork…this talk unpacks the leap from academia to environmental consulting. Join us: Nov 20, 12:30-1:20pm 🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-20-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-larissa-darc/
- IRES’s Kate Reynolds situates Palestinian identity within relationships to plants, place and food: “Food is a kind of imagination. It reflects a hope for the future and of return,” said Reynolds. Read our full piece here: ires.ubc.ca/kate-reynolds-on-tasting-memory/!
- From a relatively isolated, “tech-less” childhood in small-town Ontario to the unglamorous frontlines of community-based environmental organizing, Teika Newton shows us the undeniable value of showing up. Season 2 from Dr. Kai Chan's podcast is out now! www.cosphere.net/podcast
- Explore how global environmental agreements shape real-world water policy with experts in hydropolitics and governance. UBC SPPGA is hosting a conversation with Sibylle Vermont and Christian Bréthaut on Nov 25, moderated by IRES's @leilaharris.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-g...
- 🏔️ Join us for our upcoming seminar! Talk details will be announced closer to the date. 🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-13-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-phurwa-dolpopa/
- Join us TOMORROW for talks by two IRES grad students, Clare Price and Sveinar Soldal! More info at: ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
- Want to hear realistic, uplifting takes on how we can collectively overcome the climate and nature crisis? Check out Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan! www.cosphere.net/podcast
- 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: www.cosphere.net/podcast
- We're looking for a postdoc! The candidate will work with Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Susan Chiblow and Dr. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, on a subproject linking Indigenous experiences on chemicals policy development across scales. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
- 💻🪫A new publication shares that a repair-centered sustainability course shifts engineering students’ attitudes, builds practical skills, and strengthens community engagement, underscoring the need to embed environmental literacy across engineering curricula. doi.org/10.1145/3736...
- 🌱 Next week, Dr. Kees Lokman will speak on coastal adaptation led by Indigenous values, cultural revival, and ecological care. 🔗 ires.ubc.ca/october-30-2...
- 🧮💡 Head over to CEME on Nov 3 for a hands-on talk + workshop on interactive tools for science education! Examples will focus on atmospheric science but the concepts involved are relevant to most scientific fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop. ires.ubc.ca/nov-3-2025-m...
- 🥕 What are the drivers of diversification and job quality on organic farms? Addressing a massive gap in sustainable food systems research, @susannaelsie.bsky.social et al. developed a survey to assess multiple dimensions of job quality for hired farmworkers alongside diversification. 🔗 rdcu.be/eJeZC
- ⚡🌍Join us next week! This talk offers an insider’s take on how Schneider Electric embeds decarbonization, circular design, and innovation into every layer of its global strategy. 🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-23-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-shaochen-yuan/
- A new publication on water systems from IRES alumni & Dr. @leilaharris.bsky.social encourages more specificity in the use of the terms 'centralization' and 'decentralization'. Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts. doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
- Please note the cancellation of our seminar this Thursday. Our apologies! ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2...
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- 💐 3 IRES students are named as 2025 UBC Public Scholars...congrats Yunfei Li, Jessica Mukiri, and Molly Zhang! 🗨️ "Building trust with communities takes time, yet these efforts are often undervalued in the traditional metrics of academia. PSI creates space for this kind of work." Jessica Mukiri
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- How can cities adapt to rising seas and uncertain futures? IRES’s Mauricio Carvallo uses Surrey’s climate planning as a case study to show how flexible, cost-aware strategies can help protect farms, homes, and infrastructure from coastal flooding. 🔗https://buff.ly/o1em66K
- ⚖️ How is the EU’s anti-deforestation law landing in Southeast Asia? This talk explores the backlash against the EUDR in rubber-producing countries and what it reveals about global power imbalances in sustainability policy. @sppga.ubc.ca ires.ubc.ca/october-2-20...
- 🎙️ This small snippet offers a glimpse into Nicole's comprehensive Seminar in our Series, addressing the intangible, or harder-to-measure impacts, that really matter to people after resource extraction. youtu.be/LEiI7ow35us Join our next seminar! ires.ubc.ca/news-and-events/
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- How can communities help map air pollution? 🏘️🌫️ This study found that community knowledge highlighted air pollution sources that were less well-represented in official data sets. Helping capture what official data often misses. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
