The IBioS Collaboratory at UBC: Protecting and restoring biodiversity for ourselves and generations to come.
Joined May 2022
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Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
From American Samoa to Canada’s Pacific Coast UBC ecologists Drs. Alex Moore (@Dr_AlexM) & Fiona Beaty (@fionabeaty) are taking a page from the anthropology playbook to create research projects with Indigenous people.
@UBCBotany @ibiosprogram @UBCForestry ubcscience.medium.com/bridgi…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Curious about how you can bridge ground-up climate action with local and regional climate policy? 🌉🌲
Register for #UBCForestry’s 8-week online Climate Action and Community Engagement Micro-Certificate program to boost your skills!
💻 Learn more: bit.ly/3z0852d
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
A mysterious discovery reveals how little we know about the deep ocean. Researchers found the remains of #whales—seven confirmed and almost certainly more than 60 total skeletons in the dark depths, a phenomenon known as “whale fall.”
hakaimagazine.com/news/more-… via @hakaimagazine
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
In a @globeandmail podcast, #UBC fisheries scientist Dr. George Rose discusses the consequences of reversing bans on commercial cod fishing off the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador @UBCOceans theglobeandmail.com/podcasts…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Did you miss out on the Urban Tree Trouble: Insights from Stanley Park webinar?💻🌲
The recording is now available featuring Bruce Blackwell, Joe McLeod, and #UBCForestry's Dr. Richard Hamelin (@richamelin).
Watch: bit.ly/4bym1hg 🔗
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Log booms threaten more than just seal pups. Booms offer a convenient platform for hungry seals. “They get to sleep next to their grocery stores without having to travel far,” Andrew Trites @ubcmarinemammal says. via @TheTyee @lpynn @ubcscience thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/05/E…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
In his interview with TIME in March of 2023, he stated: “I’ve also started thinking about #UBI in the world. If we can implement a #UBI, it will free the world to do what we need to do”. Now a paper picking up significant traction, and media attention: solvingfcb.org/media-coverag…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Postdoc/PhD opportunity with the @Wyss_for_Nature:
It's a very open/flexible position on the topic of Environmental Governance and Global Development and one of their regional stewardship hubs is Laos!
wyssacademy.abacuscity.ch/en…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Deadline: May 15! Sub-Saharan African researchers looking to build international networks that can develop ocean and freshwater sustainability solutions, apply for the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program africaubcprogram.ucc.edu.gh/… @ccm_ucc @UCCGH_Official
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Chilliwack ‘#salmon dialogue’ to record ideas on reversing declines todayinbc.com/news/chilliwac… via @blackpressmedia
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Kai Chan, CSFS Associate and professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, discusses the global effort to end plastic pollution.
bc.ctvnews.ca/video/c2911597…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Have ideas on how to rebuild and restore Pacific salmon populations? Join us in the Lower Mainland: West Vancouver (May 21), Richmond (May 22), and Chilliwack (May 23). bit.ly/salmondialogues
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
An introduced species of bumble bee is increasing in number in the Lower Mainland, which could lead to competition with local bees for resources, according to research by @ubcLFS professor Dr. Risa Sargent and master’s student Sarah Knoerr.
via @CBCNews cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
#NowReading📚Integrated Landscape Approaches Factsheet
Available here: ugent-dict-farmbook-prd.s3.u…
@TCHSunderland @ubcforestry @Colandscaped @CIFOR_ICRAF #ThinkLandscape
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
You are all cordially invited! Many fish species cross national waters without 'visa'. Join the discussion on how to manage these migratory species effectively – in the face of climate change! @WWU; @UBCNews @ubcSPPGA @UBCoceans @KillamTrusts @TylerPrize
Friday, May 10: #SolvingFCB's @DrRashidSumaila will be presenting: Managing Shared Fish Stocks Between Canada and the U.S. Under Climate Change at the Paul Storer Memorial Lecture. More info & register: foundation.wwu.edu/event/man… @WWU @UBCoceans
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change
Featuring lab alum Gaurav Singh-Varma
civileats.com/2024/05/06/cha…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
CSFS Associate Risa Sargent and master’s student Sarah Knoerr found that an introduced species of bumble bee is increasing in number in Lower Mainland which could lead to competition with local bees for resources.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/0…
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Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
🌍 Thrilled to announce the #CAREProgram, an innovative partnership among @UBC's SPPGA, @sciencespo, U of T's @munkschool, & @uofg. Together, we're empowering the next generation of climate leaders to tackle world's most pressing environmental challenges. sppga.ubc.ca/news/the-climat…
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
How broadcasting the familiar calls of female killer #whales saved two males from starvation in an isolated Alaska lagoon.
hakaimagazine.com/news/well-… via @hakaimagazine @lpynn
Interdisciplinary Biodiversity Solutions retweeted
Prof. @NRamankutty (SPPGA; @ubcires) comments on the resilience of saffron farming in Nova Scotia amidst climate challenges. Read via @mtlgazette here: ow.ly/3ctN50Ru2K4