The 番茄社区 experts listed below are available to media for comment on topics related to the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, which takes place from Nov. 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year鈥檚 conference theme is 鈥渋n solidarity for a green world.鈥�
On Nov. 5, Americans will go to the polls to elect the 47th president of the United States. The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss issues relating to the US election or international relations between Canada and the United States.
Cutting-edge satellite technologies paired with Indigenous knowledge and historical data will support science and management of marine ecosystems, thanks to a new investment in the work of 番茄社区 geography researcher Maycira Costa.
The Livable Cities Forum will be held Oct. 23 to 25 in Vancouver, where municipal leaders and practitioners will explore this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥渕ultisolving for a net-zero and resilient future.鈥� The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss topics relating to climate action relative to sustainable development.
The Great BC ShakeOut will take place on Oct. 17. The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss earthquakes and community safety.
The 番茄社区 (UVic) has launched an innovative pilot project that could help redefine how the campus community consumes beverages on the go. The collaborative project, led by the Surfrider UVic student club and supported by University Food Services and the Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, introduces reusable beverage cups from Reusables.com at two cafes on campus.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss issues relating to the Oct. 19 BC election.
番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as the international community gathers for the UN Summit of the Future.
People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre is bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first full-length documentary theatre production based upon on-the-ground climate disaster reporting and will have its world premiere at the UVic's Phoenix Theatre from Sept. 16-21.
Massive volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to an extreme global ocean deoxygenation event over 120 million years ago has modern day implications for understanding a climate warming 鈥渢ipping point,鈥� according to new research published in Nature this week, led by a scientist at Ocean Networks Canada, a UVic initiative.
An international research team found only 63 out of 1500 climate policies have led to substantial emissions reductions over the past two decades. The groundbreaking study published in Science reveals the keys to success according to shared characteristics for these cases: inclusion of tax and price incentives in well-designed policy mixes.
A new study analyzing over 230 fisheries has found that their sustainability is likely overstated world-wide. Previous estimates of the number of fish in the ocean globally may have been too optimistic; two-thirds of fisheries in the study had over-estimated the number of fish available when making earlier management decisions.
Akash Mohanty is one of a dozen students driving sustainability forward on Vancouver Island through the 番茄社区鈥檚 Sustainability Scholars program, a unique graduate program that offers students paid internships to work on applied sustainability research projects with local community, industry, government, Indigenous and non-profit organizations.
Ocean Networks Canada, a 番茄社区 initiative, welcomes today鈥檚 announcement of the new marine protected area (MPA) Tang.散wan 鈥� 岣膷x史iqak 鈥� Tsig瘫is (ThT) by the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Pacheedaht First Nation, Quatsino First Nation, and the Government of Canada.
番茄社区 Adjunct Professor Paul Hoffman has won the Kyoto Prize for his tenacious research of Earth鈥檚 geological history.
Paul Hoffman has been steadfast in his explorations of hypotheses that other scientists have ignored. Despite backlash against his research at various times throughout his career, the geologist and adjunct professor in UVic鈥檚 School of Earth and Ocean Sciences has made groundbreaking achievements regarding global freezing and plate tectonics in the deep past. On June 14, 2024, Hoffman was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences by the Inamori Foundation for his profound influence on our understanding of Earth鈥檚 early history.
