Wed, July 13, 2016 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM UBC FARM. $40 ($32 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Workshop Description: This workshop will focus on the mapping, plant selection, design and design communication skills necessary to develop a forest garden. It will challenge...
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.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
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 Month Canada
SDG Month 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
When:
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 18:00
Thu, July 7, 2016 10:00 AM - Fri, July 8, 2016, 10:00 AM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. The Royal BC Museum will once again visit Beaty this summer to discuss what BC could lose if we don’t make big changes to our relationship with the natural world. "Species at Risk" is a fun and illuminating...
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 10:00
Wed, July 6, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Global landscapes, forestry and the sustainable development agenda Dr. Peter Holmgren Director General Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Wednesday, July 6 3 – 4 pm, Forest Sciences Centre – Case room (#2916) Dr. Peter...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 15:00
Sun, July 3, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership.. Can a device inside your smartphone be used to determine when a fur seal is catching fish in the open ocean? How often are wild fur seals successful at catching prey, and why does it matter...
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Sunday, July 3, 2016 - 13:00
Sat, June 25, 2016 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM UBC FARM. $55. This unique inter-generational, international food festival and annual fundraiser for UBC Farm celebrates home-cooked dishes from around the world. Vij’s, Terra Breads, the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and UBC Food Services bring together...
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Saturday, June 25, 2016 - 17:00
Tue, June 14, 2016 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 for registered students -- valid student ID is required) + GST. Workshop Description: This hands-on workshop is suitable for participants with little or no canning experience. Through a presentation, hands-on jam-making session, and...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 18:00
Tue, June 14, 2016 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM University Centre. Free . In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Ailsa Beischer will defend the thesis entitled Community Gleaning, Food Injustice, & The Alternative Food Movement in Kelowna...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 09:00
Thu, June 9, 2016 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark visiting Forestry The event will include short presentation on how the state of Washington is considering wildfire in the context of climate change and will be open for questions...
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 01:00
Wed, June 8, 2016 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY (CIRS). free. Join Dr. Christine Sheppard, Ph.D., a researcher and Bird Collision Manager, as she discusses how to recognize hazards to birds in the built environment. Birds are potent cultural symbols and play...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 15:30
Tue, June 7, 2016 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM See description. Registration Fee. Cultures of ‘Denial’ workshop at UBC tackles climate skepticism What: International Perspectives on Climate Skepticism—panel discussion Who: Hosted by Greg Garrard, Sustainability Professor at UBC Okanagan’s campus, and scholars...
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 18:00