Kai Chan on CBC National with Ian Hanomansing

By jtaggart on April 2, 2014

Kai spoke with CBC’s Ian Hanomansing about the latest IPCC report and what it will take for people to make big changes to their lifestyles. You can watch the video of Kai’s interview here.

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Gerald Singh awarded a CEED Early Career Research Grant

By jtaggart on December 15, 2013

Gerald has been awarded an Early Career Research Grant from the Australian Reseach Council’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.

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New video for prospective IRES students by Jordan Levine

By jtaggart on December 15, 2013

Jordan has produced a new video for prospective students including interviews Kai and many CHANS Lab members. Watch the video on the IRES ‘Prospective Students’ page here.

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Gerald Singh awarded the Les Lavkulich Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service

By jtaggart on December 3, 2013

Gerald Singh has been awarded the Les Lavkulich Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service. The award recognizes exceptional civic engagement and leadership within RMES and the greater community.

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We love to hate the snakehead fish

By cclarke on November 26, 2013

A new study co-authored by Cathryn Clarke Murray and collaborators at SFU, University of Guelph and BC Ministry of Environment shows just how much data can be extracted from a single invasive fish. The Burnaby snakehead hunt made headlines in the summer of 2012 and is making news again as the results of this research were published in the Management of Biological Invasions.

http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/864465/snakehead-scare-subsides-for-now/

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Snakehead+fish+likely+dumped+alone+Burnaby+Central+Park+study+with+video/9209076/story.html

Officials with the snakehead fish captured from Burnaby's Central Lake pond in Burnaby, BC., June 9, 2012.

Photo:Nick Procaylo, PNG

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Satterfield et al 2013 JEM: Culture, Intangibles and Metrics in Environmental Management

By kaichan on November 16, 2013

Satterfield, T., R. Gregory, S. Klain, M. Roberts and K. M. Chan (2013). “Culture, intangibles and metrics in environmental management.” Journal of Environmental Management 117: 103-114. url pdf

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Satz et al. 2013 Ambio: Challenges of Incorporating Cultural Ecosystem Services into Environmental Assessment

By kaichan on November 16, 2013

Satz, D., R. K. Gould, K. M. A. Chan, et al. (2013). “The challenges of incorporating cultural ecosystem services into environmental assessment.” Ambio 42(6): 675-684. url

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Raymond et al. 2013 BioScience: Ecosystem Services and Beyond, Multiple Metaphors …

By kaichan on November 16, 2013

Raymond, C. M., G. Singh, K. Benessaiah, et al. (2013). “Ecosystem services and beyond: Using multiple metaphors to understand human–environment relationships.” BioScience 63(7): 536-546. url

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Russell et al. 2013 ARER: Humans and Nature, how knowing and experience nature affect well-being

By kaichan on November 16, 2013

Russell, R., A. D. Guerry, P. Balvanera, R. K. Gould, X. Basurto, K. M. A. Chan, S. Klain, J. Levine and J. Tam (2013). “Humans and nature: How knowing and experiencing nature affect well-being.” Annual Review of Environment and Resources 38(1): 473-502. url

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Singh et al. 2013 in PLoS ONE: Sea otters homogenize mussel beds

By kaichan on November 16, 2013

Singh, G. G., R. W. Markel, R. G. Martone, A. K. Salomon, C. D. G. Harley and K. M. A. Chan (2013). “Sea otters may homogenize mussel-beds and reduce habitat provisioning in a rocky intertidal ecosystem.” PLoS ONE 8(5): e65435. url

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