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Kai publishes an op-ed on trophy hunting (a moral test, not cost/benefit calculus)
By kaichan on November 9, 2015
Kai published an op-ed in the National Observer on trophy hunting for grizzly bears in B.C. In it he warns Premier Christy Clark that her stance on this issue risks tarring her with a moral stain, as many voters see this as an issue of appropriate vs. abhorrent relationships with nature, not a purely economic matter.
Chan’s lab raises $745 for CPAWS-BC
By Sarah on September 23, 2015
Ale, Sarah, Ally, and Kai raised $745 for Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society as part of The Big Wild Challenge trail race.
‘Life Off Grid’ now available on Video On Demand
By jtaggart on September 22, 2015
Jonathan Taggart’s ethnographic film about how and why some Canadians choose to live ‘off the grid’ is now available to the public through Video On Demand. You can watch it here.
Healthy oceans, economies and communities
By Sarah on April 30, 2015
Kai Chan and Sarah Klain spoke on why thriving marine ecosystems matter for British Columbia as part of a webinar with economists Michelle Molnar and Ngaio Hotte. Here’s a link to the audio and visual recording of their talks on market and non-market benefits from the ocean, the contribution of particular industries to BC’s economy, social and […]
Kai’s webinar for Yale University Centre for Business and the Environment is online
By jtaggart on April 25, 2015
Kai Chan presented his research on building frameworks to conceptualize ecosystem services in a webinar for the Yale University Centre for Business and the Environment, emphasizing cultural ecosystem services to highlight importance of supporting ecosystem services to catalyze sustainability. The YouTube video is here.
Economic importance of marine conservation and planning
By Sarah on April 9, 2015
David Suzuki Foundation invites Kai Chan and Sarah Klain to discuss why abundant, diverse and clean marine ecosystems are important to BC’s coastal communities and economy.
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Megan (lab alum) and Kai publish on the potential impact of an invasive seagrass
By Mach on April 8, 2015
Megan Mach (lab alum), Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria (UW seagrass researcher), and Kai Chan summarized 40 years of scientific research on Zostera japonica, a nonnative seagrass species in the Northeast Pacific, to investigate its effect on ecosystem processes and identify research gaps that might interfere with management objectives. Our analysis was especially relevant for ongoing policy discussion […]
Nathan Bennett publishes new report, “Conservation Social Sciences: What, Why, and How?”
By jtaggart on April 1, 2015
CHANS lab post-doc Nathan Bennett co-led the production of new report, Conservation Social Sciences: What, Why, and How? The report aims to stimulate dialogue among conservation organizations, foundations, agencies, practitioners and researchers about the role of the conservation social sciences, to build capacity, promote knowledge and foster engagement with conservation social sciences to improve conservation practice and outcomes.
Jordan, Kai and Terre Satterfield publish on exorcising the ‘ghost’ of Homo economicus
By jtaggart on March 30, 2015
Jordan Levine, Kai Chan and Terre Satterfield synthesize behavioral and cognitive science to exorcise the ‘ghost’ of Homo economicus in a new publication in Ecological Economics: ‘From rational actor to efficient complexity manager: Exorcising the ghost of Homo economicus with a unified synthesis of cognition research’, here.
Puget Sound Cultural and Recreational Links to Ecosystems
By Sarah on January 13, 2015
Kai, Mollie and Sarah worked with Ecotrust to report on cultural and recreational values in Puget Sound.