The threat to water security is just as urgent as the climate crisis, says Oliver M. Brandes of UVic鈥檚 POLIS Water Sustainability Project in a Q&A about hope, funding and the need for action.
New discoveries in gut microbiota鈥攖iny microorganisms living in our digestive tracts鈥攃ould lead to seaweed-based cattle feed that reduces methane emissions from cows.
Blue carbon research in Cowichan Bay
The salt marshes, mud flats and eel grass meadows of temperate river estuaries are more effective at capturing and storing greenhouse gases than young coastal forests and may sequester carbon for centuries, if not millennia, according to researchers from the 番茄社区 (UVic).
The 番茄社区 has been selected as one of Canada鈥檚 Greenest Employers for the eighth time. The national awards recognize Canadian employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of sustainability and climate action.
UVic is proud to be recognized in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for our innovative and impactful research, campus operations and partnerships to protect the environment and improve conditions for the planet and people.
What happens when Indigenous People lead resource decision-making on their own terms, across their own traditional territories? Communities in Tanzania and Canada are documenting and sharing their experiences, supported by a 番茄社区 Department of Geography project that illustrates how partnerships can advance the United Nation鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
April 22 is Earth Day. With this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥淚nvest in Our Planet,鈥� UVic is celebrating myriad projects that reflect our commitment to climate action and the UN SDGs.
Effective Sept. 1, 2022, annual parking permits will be replaced by monthly permits and other flexible options. The new approach provides commuters with increased flexibility鈥攅specially meaningful in a time of hybrid work arrangements鈥攁nd the option to shift some or all of their commute to transit, walking or cycling, or to take advantage of discounted parking in lots a bit further from the centre of campus.聽
Experts are available to media to discuss what the newly released Federal budget means for Canada鈥檚 green fiscal-stimulus leadership and low-carbon future, as published in The Conversation Canada.
This April, Douglas Magazine 10 to Watch list featured six ventures linked to 番茄社区鈥檚 Coast Capital Innovation Centre (CCIC).
Nature鈥檚 Path Food co-founders and organic food visionaries Ratana and Arran Stephens are the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2022 Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year (DEYA).
An Ocean Networks Canada-led initiative invites young people in Canada to get involved in creating a sustainable ocean future during the UN's Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030.
UVic and the United Nations Institute of Training and Research establishes first CIFAL centre on North America's West Coast.
Early insights by Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation about mountain goats motivated the community to explore how to protect the culturally vital species and led to research with UVic scientists and others.
Communities benefit from participating in community-driven efforts to share research knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and their surrounding environment.
