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Kai Chan is an associate professor and Canada Research Chair (tier 2, in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services). His training spans conservation biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, policy, and ethics, and his skill sets include quantitative analysis and modeling. Kai combines these perspectives in a sustainability science research program on social-ecological interactions (including human impacts on ecosystem components and processes, and ecosystem services to benefit people) and applied environmental ethics to inform ecosystem-based management and sustainability solutions. Kai leads CHAN’S lab; he is a director on the board of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s BC chapter (CPAWS-BC), a senior fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, and a member of the Global Young Academy.
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Rodina and Chan, Expert views on strategies to increase water resilience
Rodina, L. and K.M.A. Chan (2019). “Expert views on strategies to increase water resilience: evidence from a global survey.” Ecology and Society 24(4) 28. Url
Olmsted et al, Leveraging support for conservation from ecotourists: can relational values play a role?
Olmsted, P., J. Honey-Rosés, T. Satterfield and K.M.A. Chan (2019). “Leveraging support for conservation from ecotourists: can relational values play a role?” Journal of Sustainable Tourism 28(3): 497-514: 1-18. Url
Echeverri et al., Can avian functional traits predict cultural ecosystem services?
Echeverri, A., D.S. Karp, R. Naidoo, J.A. Tobias, J. Zhao and K.M.A. Chan “Can avian functional traits predict cultural ecosystem services?” People and Nature 2(1): 138-151. Doi: 10.1002/pan3.10058
Maayan ups the ante, with Extinction Rebellion
At CHANS Lab, we believe it’s our responsibility to act when the science calls for action in the public interest, and we have our own individual styles of this, including civil disobedience. Maayan Kreitzman co-led Extinction Rebellion Vancouver’s closure of the Burrard Street bridge. See this video, the Star, and the Georgia Straight. #rebelforlife
Rumi Naito passes her comprehensive exams
Congratulations, Rumi!
Kai named one of Canada’s Clean16
Kai Chan was named a Clean16 Honouree for 2020, as one of the leaders of sustainability in Canada. www.clean50.com
Singh et al., Response to critique of “The Insignificance of Thresholds in EIA…”
Singh, G.G., J. Lerner, C. Clarke Murray, J. Wong, M. Mach, B. Ranieri, G. Peterson St-Laurent, A. Guimaraes and K.M.A. Chan (2019). “Response to critique of “The Insignificance of Thresholds in Environmental Impact Assessment: An Illustrative Case Study in Canada”.” Environmental Management 64: 133–137. Doi: 10.1007/s00267-019-01182-7
Connecting with Nature
(2019). “Connecting with Nature.” One Earth. Doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.08.001
Gould et al., how one indigenous worldview informs relational values and social values
ld, R.K., M. Pai, B. Muraca and K.M.A. Chan (2019). “He ʻike ʻana ia i ka pono (it is a recognizing of the right thing): how one indigenous worldview informs relational values and social values.” Sustainability Science 14: 1213–1232. Doi: 10.1007/s11625-019-00721-9
Alejandra Echeverri defends her PhD
Ale defended her deeply interdisciplinary PhD dissertation with rave reviews from esteemed examiners. Losing woodcreepers, iconizing manakins, and despising grackles: understanding human-bird relationships in agro-ecological landscapes