The First Annual Green Rights & Warrior Lawyers Virtual Academy seeks to inform and inspire interested people around the world about the role of law in securing environmental rights and justice. This innovative program mobilizes the power of stories to bring issues of environmental rights and...
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.
What might sea level rise look like at UBC? A new mural in the AMS sustainability corridor offers a glimpse into future possibilities. Join local artists Josianne Assignon and Ana Julia Leon to celebrate the completion of the mural and to learn how...
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
When:
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 09:00 to 18:45
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Speaker: Dr. Erin Rechisky Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Hybrid: In-person/Zoom
When:
Friday, November 4, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
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HART (Housing Assessment Resource Tools) is an innovative project that is redefining how we measure and address housing need in Canada. The team, co-led by Professor Alexandra Flynn, is building a set of tools to drastically change how we measure housing need across Canada, and how governments at...
When:
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 12:30 to 13:50
Location:
Allard Hall
Hybrid: In-person/Zoom El Pueblo es El Mar – The people are the sea. An initiative of the SOS project, Somos OceanoS 2030 Speaker: Veronica Relano IOF PhD graduate During this seminar, Veronica Relano will present her documentary “El Pueblo es El Mar – The people are the Sea”, which is...
When:
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
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Global Seminars Info Session – Summer 2023 Forestry Field Schools in Chile, Ecuador and Europe
Interested in studying Forestry in Chile, Ecuador, or Europe? Join this info session to learn more about our 3 Forestry Field School Global Seminars! Eligible students will receive 50-100% of their program fees covered to study forests and sustainable livelihoods in Chile, Ecuador or in Europe...
When:
Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location:
Forest Sciences Centre
Interested in learning how to strengthen your community’s resilience to protect against climate emergency events like extreme snow or an ice storm? At this workshop, the Dunbar Residents’ Association, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House and the Westside Seniors Hub invite all community organizations and...
When:
Saturday, October 22, 2022 - 10:00 to 14:00
Location:
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Decades of bitumen extraction has created trillions of litres of toxic tailings stored in tailings ponds in northern Alberta. Canada has proposed to deal with this growing crisis by allowing the release of treated, but still toxic, tailings into the Arctic’s largest watershed. Indigenous water...
When:
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Insights for building an Indigenous-led fire stewardship program and building community evaluation measures. The work draws from the Yunesit’in Quen program in central British Columbia.
When:
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Insights for building an Indigenous-led fire stewardship program and building community evaluation measures. The work draws from the Yunesit’in Quen program in central British Columbia.
When:
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 10:00 to 11:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
The Dharma-Ending Age: The Climate Crisis through the Lens of Buddhist Eschatology, Past and Present
The unprecedented number of global crises is casting a shadow on the future of humanity, all of which seem to augur that the dharma-ending age (mofa 末法) described in Buddhist classics is now silently approaching us. At this crossroad, the climate crisis may wield the most immediate impacts for the...
When:
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 06:00 to 18:40
Location:
C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research