Kai will be one of 25 experts across the world to attend the conceptual framework workshop of the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Cape Town, South Africa, August 25-26 2013.
CHANS Lab secures Puget Sound Institute grant with Ecotrust
Kai Chan, Sarah Klain, and Mollie Chapman will be partnering with Ecotrust on a Puget Sound Institute grant to study cultural ecosystem services.
New Publication in PLOS ONE
Sea Otters in rocky intertidal ecosystems are the topic of the article by Gerald, Becca, Kai and other collaborators that came out this week. Full article available online here.
Paige spoke at Grabbing Green conference in Toronto
Paige Olmsted was among a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who participated in two days of panels and discussion focusing on the role of the “Green Economy” in achieving sustainability. Her talk was called “Payments for Ecosystem Services: For better or for worse”; the conference program and participants can be found here.
Industry thought they smelled something fishy
Sarah Klain reflects on her use of social media with unintended consequences for her research as part of the SciFund Challenge outreach class.
Gerald giving invited presentation on science advocacy work in Calgary
On behalf of many lab members and collaborators Gerald will be presenting results from the science advocacy work at the International Association for Impact Assessment meeting that is in Calgary, May 13-16.
Ed is Canada’s Next Top Model(ler)
Ed recently participated in an Ecopath programming course hosted by the UBC Fisheries Center, Ecopath being one of many modeling softwares he works with. Photo of the group below!
Kai to talk at Columbia University
On Friday April 19th, Kai will speak on “Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Conservation” (url) at Columbia University, hosted by Paige West.
Mollie and Paige are new Liu Scholars!
Joining several other lab members, ChansLab PhD students Mollie Chapman and Paige Olmsted have been invited to join the Liu Scholar program of the Liu Institute for Global Issues. This program brings over 150 PhD students from across the campus together for unique learning opportunities related to three central cross-disciplinary themes: sustainability, security, and justice.