Experts on UN Summit of the Future
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.
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.
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.
Respected Inuit climate leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Siila (Sheila) Watt-Cloutier has been named the inaugural Indigenous Climate Fellow at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).
A team of researchers led by UVic and the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is attempting to regrow kelp forests, working closely with British Columbia coastal First Nations.
The 番茄社区 is a leader among Canadian universities when it comes to climate impact research and programs, according to new international rankings released on Wednesday.
Learn how one UVic graduate student's quest to build her own community and share her passion for the marine science is shaping the next generation of ocean professionals.
The 番茄社区 is set to advance the Canadian climate policy modelling ecosystem with the launch of the Open Insights project today, supported by a gift of $2.5 million from Clean Prosperity Foundation.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss World Oceans Day, marked on June 8.
Vanier scholar Hailey Davies is co-leading an education program called FishSounds Educate; an initiative that engages all ages in ocean literacy through the exploration of recorded fish sounds and interactive games.
Research requires more secure, faster computing power. It鈥檚 even better if the system can also deliver energy efficiency. Deployed and operated by the Research Computing Services team at the 番茄社区, Arbutus Cloud has revolution鈥