Tag: Maintaining and Enhancing Biodiversity

Curious about how biodiversity connects us all? We are excited to share some of the recent outcomes of student applied research collaborations which highlight the biodiversity all around us. Please join us on Thursday, May 2 from 2:30 to 4:00 in the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), BC Hydro Theatre for Biodiversity Connects Us: A Student-Led Research Showcase. 

This year’s Student-Led Research Showcase is all about making connections. Join us to learn about a variety of biodiversity projects on the UBC-Vancouver Campus. Presentations will explore nature-based solutions to adapt and mitigate to extreme weather, deepen our understanding of natural assets across our campus, and identify strategies to enhance the foundational connections that sustain urban campus biodiversity.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The Showcase is part of Biodiversity Days(organized by the UBC Botanical Garden with support from SEEDS Sustainability Program). You are also welcome to explore and attend any of the other exciting events that are part of Biodiversity Days. More will be added soon! Find all of the details here.

Showcase Details

• When: Thursday, May 2 2024, 2:30-4:00pm
• Where: BC Hydro Theatre (Room 2331), Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS, 2260 West Mall), UBC 
• Register: via Outlook calendar or online by EOD Wednesday, April 24

Jointly hosted by SEEDS and the UBC Botanical Garden, Biodiversity Days are a series of engagement opportunities to celebrate and raise awareness about fragile species, genes and ecosystems, in honour of the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22). In 2024, the theme is “Be Part of the Plan”, where everyone has a role to play to advance The Biodiversity Plan.

This annual event aims to:

• Raise awareness of biodiversity and its importance to human and ecological health
• Mobilize local and global action to stop the loss of biodiversity
• Build a generation of stewards, scientists and citizens that actively protect and restore biodiversity

This year’s program includes a series of online and in-person events. For more information about the program, please see the UBC Botanical Garden Website.