Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...

Ecological grief, Messy Hope & Healing

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

The right to food? Conservation, access, and food security

Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste

Insights from Organizing an Indigenous-Led Event: UBC’s Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day

Climate Emergency Week

Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.

UBC Reads Sustainability

Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.

SDG Week Canada

SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.

Climate Justice Series

In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.

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Past Events

Sat, February 18, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Join us for FestEVOLVE 2017 – the celebration of Charles Darwin and the evolution of life. This year's activities include a special Nocturnal evening event, our annual Bake A Cake For Darwin competition, and special daily...
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 10:00
Fri, February 17, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free and open to public. The first hour of this event will feature a talk by Dr. Craig Borowiak on how urban agriculture fits within larger solidarity economies and post-capitalist politics in the U.S. It will include...
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Friday, February 17, 2017 - 12:00
Fri, February 17, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. This talk by Dr. Craig Borowiak will discuss how urban agriculture fits within larger solidarity economies and post-capitalist politics in the U.S. It will include findings from an initiative to create a comprehensive...
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Friday, February 17, 2017 - 12:00
Fri, February 17, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speakers: Dr. Daniel Pauly, University Killam Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and Dr. Dirk Zeller, Research Associate and Executive Director, Sea Around Us Invited speakers present the latest...
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Friday, February 17, 2017 - 11:00
Fri, February 17, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Join us for FestEVOLVE 2017 – the celebration of Charles Darwin and the evolution of life. This year's activities include a special Nocturnal evening event, our annual Bake A Cake For Darwin competition, and special daily...
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Friday, February 17, 2017 - 10:00
Thu, February 16, 2017 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Come by for a night at the museum! Every month, the museum will stay open late with admission by donation between 5:00-8:30 pm, offering family-friendly activities. This month features special guest Robert Anderson from the...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 17:00
Thu, February 16, 2017 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Accelerating rates of land conversion for agriculture, development, and resource extraction have challenged us to identify creative ways to sustain biodiversity, protect ecosystem services, and support human...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 12:30
Thu, February 16, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). Free.. As a university, we accelerate and advance sustainability not only on campus, but beyond. Join us over a healthy lunch selection as we reflect on our collective sustainability efforts over the...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 12:00
Thu, February 16, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Join us for FestEVOLVE 2017 – the celebration of Charles Darwin and the evolution of life. This year's activities include a special Nocturnal evening event, our annual Bake A Cake For Darwin competition, and special daily...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 10:00
Wed, February 15, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Join us for FestEVOLVE 2017 – the celebration of Charles Darwin and the evolution of life. This year's activities include a special Nocturnal evening event, our annual Bake A Cake For Darwin competition, and special daily...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 10:00

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