Šunde et al., “Valuation as destruction?”
Šunde, C., J. Sinner, M. Tadaki, J. Stephenson, B. Glavovic, S. Awatere, A. Giorgetti, N. Lewis, A. Young, K. Chan. (2018). “Valuation as destruction? The social effects of valuation processes in contested marine spaces.” Marine Policy 97(Nov): 170-178. Doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.05.024
Emily Anderson defends her PhD
Emily defended her PhD entitled, ““Market” Participation for Development and Environmental Sustainability: Costa Rican Dairy Markets and Payments for Ecosystem Services”, co-supervised by Hisham Zerriffi and Kai. Congratulations, Emily!
Adrian Semmelink defends his MSc
Adrian defended his MSc thesis entitled, “Gaps between farmer and government officials views of best management practices: cracks or canyons?” Congrats, Adrian!
Frei et al., Bright spots in agricultural landscapes: Identifying areas exceeding expectations for multifunctionality and biodiversity
Frei, B., Renard, D., Mitchell, M.G.E., Seufert, V., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Rhemtulla, J.M., Bennett, E.M. In Press. Bright spots in agricultural landscapes: Identifying areas exceeding expectations for multi functionality and biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(6): 2731-2743. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13191
Frishkoff et al., Do correlated responses to multiple environmental changes exacerbate or mitigate species loss?
Frishkoff, L.O., A. Echeverri, K.M.A. Chan and D.S. Karp “Do correlated responses to multiple environmental changes exacerbate or mitigate species loss?” Oikos 127(12): 1724-1734. Doi: 10.1111/oik.05288
Echeverri et al., Approaching human-animal relationships from multiple angles: A synthetic perspective
Echeverri, A., D.S. Karp, R. Naidoo, J. Zhao and K.M.A. Chan (2018). “Approaching human-animal relationships from multiple angles: A synthetic perspective.” Biological Conservation 224: 50-62. Doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.05.015
Kai helps launch new BES journal People and Nature
Kai Chan is a Lead Editor for People and Nature, the new journal of relational thinking from the British Ecological Society. The journal will be open access, deeply interdisciplinary, rigorous, innovative, and run by a reputable professional society (not a for-profit publisher).
Ale Echeverri wins the Raja Rosenbluth Award
Alejandra Echeverri won the Raja Rosenbluth Award for Women in Biological Sciences, a prestigious UBC award given to one female graduate student each year for her leadership in science. Congrats, Ale!
Liz Williams wins Freda Pagani award
Liz Williams won the Freda Pagani Outstanding MA Thesis award, an IRES award for our best Master’s thesis of the year. Congratulations, Liz!
Clarke Murray et al., The insignificance of thresholds in EIA: An Illustrative Case Study in Canada
Clarke Murray, C., J. Wong, G.G. Singh, M. Mach, J. Lerner, B. Ranieri, G. Peterson St-Laurent, A. Guimaraes and K.M.A. Chan (2018). “The insignificance of thresholds in Environmental Impact Assessment: An Illustrative Case Study in Canada.” Environmental Management 61(6): 1062-1071. Doi: 10.1007/s00267-018-1025-6