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Walking Among Giants
Rediscovering the hidden treasure in our backyard! The Tree Walk The Tree Walk & Talk was led by fourth-year Urban Forestry student, Finn Köepf, and took place on a sunny day filled with fascinating facts, theories and stories about the urban forest on the UBC Vancouver campus. “Whereas previous years’ tree… read more.
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Celebrating Urban Biodiversity Research Successes
In celebration of the UN International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22nd), UBC Botanical Garden hosted a series of events in collaboration with the SEEDS Sustainability Program, UBC Farm, and Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity (CCUB) initiative in celebration of local and global biodiversity through the month of May. As part… read more.
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Climate Emergency Week 2023
From February 6-10th, the University of British Columbia (UBC) held Climate Emergency Week: a series of events to take collective action for justice, people, and our planet. Students, faculty, faculty, and staff organised several activities, workshops and events to bring the UBC community together to discover solutions to fight climate change… read more.
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Biodiversity for Climate Action: Upcoming CCUB Report
Although biodiversity loss and climate change are priority issues on both local and national government agendas, they are sometimes perceived as separate challenges with significant trade-offs in resource allocation. However, more often than not, they are interconnected issues that can both impact or resolve one another. As part of the Program… read more.
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UBC Sending Delegation of Eight to COP26
Following an open competition for all students, faculty, and staff, UBC is sending a delegation of eight to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow this November. The following announcement was made by Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC, on October 5, 2021. read more.