@wildconsecon

The Wildlife and Conservation Economics Laboratory at the University of British Columbia. @ubclfs @ubc

 Vancouver, British Columbia
wildconsecon.landfood.ubc.ca/
Joined September 2018
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This is #wcel at #jerichobeach in Vancouver earlier in spring.
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Another picture of the awesomeness of this city, and our lab.
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My heart is breaking watching the coyotes we have studied in Stanley Park being killed. While we work to better understand the root causes of the negative interactions coyotes have had with humans, please help to advocate for wildlife. (1/5)
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And this one too 👇👇 On small firms' response to the #pandemic in Ghana. @elitzow is on a roll!
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Lab member @elitzow is presenting on #biogas digesters in Senegal at #WestCoast_WestAfrica21 (Berkeley Center for African Studies)! June 28 11am PDT. Register below 👇 africa.berkeley.edu/WestCoas…
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Check out this @voxeu article written by some of our lab members and their great colleagues! 👇👇
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@voxeu23 Jun 2021
#Pollution reductions during #lockdowns can teach us how to build back better J-P Bonardi @heclausanne @unil, @quentin_gallea @UZH_en, @Kalanoski @OfficialUoM, @rlalive, @raamadhok @ubcVSE , F Noack @ubcLFS, @dominic_rohner @ERC_Research, T Sonno @CEP_LSE ow.ly/nJE850FgkPs
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Great presentations by lab members @BiancaCecato and @raamadhok at #CREEAPhD2021! Congrats to you both!
Dr Jennifer Winter@dr_jen_winter17 Jun 2021
Congratulations to @raamadhok who won the best paper and presentation prize at the #CREEAPhD2021 Workshop. Raahil receives a copy of Natural Resource Economics by Conrad & Rondeau from @CambridgeUP cambridge.org/highereducatio…
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Raahil Madhok@raamadhok3 Jun 2021
Late notice: I am presenting on the tradeoff b/w econ development and biodiversity in India at the #AERE2021 conference at 1pm PST / 4pm EST today (in the conservation session). Tune in! @AereOrg
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Raahil Madhok@raamadhok14 Apr 2021
Our (me, @dominic_rohner,Frederik Noack) piece in @ConversationCA! #covid19 #lockdowns reduced #pollution by ~45% globally, but unequally across nations. We discuss how sources of heterogeneity can inform smart #environmental #policy design going forward bit.ly/3g9IR5D
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Sumeet Gulati@sgulati16 Feb 2021
I am excited to present my first paper on #humanwildlifeconflict, published today at @PNASNews in which we (@KrithiKaranth, @AnhLeUBC, and Frederik Noack) value #humancasualties while estimating the cost of conflict with wildlife in #India. pnas.org/content/118/8/e1921… @ubcLFS 1/5
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Our lab continues forging ahead. Have a look at this paper published in Environmental Research Letters, @IOPenvironment on how the impact of COVID lockdowns varied across the world. In the list of authors are our Ph.D. student @raamadhok, and PI: Frederik Noack.
Raahil Madhok@raamadhok15 Mar 2021
Our study on global environmental impacts of #covid19 lockdowns is accepted at Environmental Research Letters (@IOPenvironment). Did stay-at home orders improve #airquality in the short- and medium-run? A summary thread (1/n)
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Raahil Madhok@raamadhok15 Mar 2021
Our study on global environmental impacts of #covid19 lockdowns is accepted at Environmental Research Letters (@IOPenvironment). Did stay-at home orders improve #airquality in the short- and medium-run? A summary thread (1/n)
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Congrats to our lab member @elitzow on passing her PhD comprehensive exam! Great work Erin, please grab yourself a drink today.
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Congrats to @raamadhok, Frederik Noack, and their co-authors on their forthcoming article! They studied the environmental impact of #covid19 lockdowns across the globe and found a 35-45% drop in particulate concentrations. See thread for summary 👇👇
Raahil Madhok@raamadhok15 Mar 2021
Our study on global environmental impacts of #covid19 lockdowns is accepted at Environmental Research Letters (@IOPenvironment). Did stay-at home orders improve #airquality in the short- and medium-run? A summary thread (1/n)
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👇👇👇 New results from lab members @raamadhok and @sgulati about the impact of India's COVID-19 lockdown on urban species diversity. Great work, team!
Raahil Madhok@raamadhok18 Dec 2020
Our (me + @sgulati) paper on species diversity impacts of India's #covid19 lockdown is out in pre-print We ask whether reductions in human/econ activity led to reclamation of urban habitat by other species. Short thread (1/n) biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Ruling the Roost: Avian Species Reclaim Urban Habitat During India’s COVID Lockdown

As we retreated to our dwellings in the “anthropause” of spring 2020, did other species return to our urban centres? We leverage an increase in balcony birdwatching, a million eBird entries, and...

biorxiv.org
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New blog post up in our "Getting to Know Our Lab" series featuring PhD candidate @raamadhok wildconsecon.landfood.ubc.ca…
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Sumeet Gulati@sgulati8 Nov 2020
We want your application for: Assistant Professor in Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation at #UBC. A joint position between Food and Resource Economics, and @ubcires, deadline Nov 21st. To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…. #econtwitter #enviroeconomics #InclusiveinSTEM
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Centre issues notice to acquire land for #mining in #Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Arand forests. 98% of the land sought is protected #forest m.hindustantimes.com/india-n…
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Congratulations to Claire Kremen, @UBCBiodiversity professor, for being awarded the 2020 Volvo Environment Prize. Dr. Kremen has been recognized for her research on how humanity can feed itself while also protecting biodiversity. Read more: bit.ly/3nz6fL4
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The second seminar in the online LFS, FRE seminar series. Information below.
Sumeet Gulati@sgulati15 Sep 2020
Tomorrow in our seminar series @ProfSecchi will present: The US census of agriculture as lens and mirror of long term changes in the rural Midwest. It will thought provoking and novel. Come. Register here to receive a zoom link: frederiknoack.landfood.ubc.c….
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