NEW in BioScience: Ethical considerations of ecosystem-service applications
Gary Luck, Kai Chan, and colleagues publish a new article in BioScience on “Ethical considerations in on-ground applications of the ecosystem services concept.” (pdf)
Luck et al. in BioScience: Ethical considerations of ES applications
Luck, G., K. M. A. Chan, et al. (2012). “Ethical considerations in on-ground applications of the ecosystem services concept.” BioScience 62(12): 1020-1029. (pdf)
New blog post: When being a luddite is a point of misplaced pride
A new blog post on CHANS Lab Views about the challenges of making decisions for sustainability.
PacMARA EBM Workshop hosted by CHANS Lab
Joint workshop entitled “Structuring Ecosystem-Based Knowledge” funded by the Packard Foundation and hosted by CHANS lab and PacMARA
Spatial Prioritisation for Protecting Ecosystem Services
Luck, G. W., K. M. A. Chan and C. J. Klein. 2012. Identifying spatial priorities for protecting ecosystem services. F1000 Research. http://f1000r.es/S1ovvh
Liu Scholars in CHANS Lab
Jordan Tam, Jordan Levine, Emily Anderson, Gerald Singh, and Sarah Klain are all Liu Scholars! This program facilitates links amongst UBC researchers concerned with sustainability, security, and social justice.
International Development Research Network
Jordan L., Gerald, Mollie, Paige and Emily are all involved in the International Development Research Network (IDRN), an initiative of the Liu Scholar Program at the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Jordan Tam’s Fieldwork Funding Award
Congratulations to Jordan Tam, who has been awarded a Liu Scholar Bottom Billion Fieldwork Fund award that will take him to Chile.
New Blog Post: Connecting the Dots
Mollie Chapman wrote a blog post about the experience of being an interdisciplinary scholar.
Kai Publishes in New Open Review Journal
Kai and coauthors published one of the first articles, Identifying spatial priorities for protecting ecosystem services (Link), in new open-access open-review journal, F1000 Research.