Ecological Systems

Developing an Indigenous-centric cumulative effects framework to protect the Fraser River estuary

This project unpacks failings of currently-dominant (colonial) approaches to cumulative effects...
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Ecological Systems

Recommendations for Fine Scale Bird Monitoring to Inform the Impact of Wetland Restoration on the Fraser Delta

Worldwide, bird populations are under severe decline. Climate change, human activity, habitat loss...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Low carbon and climate resilient retrofit options for UBC strata residential buildings

The report explores passive and active technical options to retrofit Strata residential buildings...
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Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance

Challenges and opportunities to accelerate eelgrass and saltmarsh conservation and restoration in the Fraser River estuary

This project gathered insights from a literature review and 31 practitioner interviews about the...
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Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance

Towards a regional plan for climate change adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Indigenous, rural, and urban landscapes of the Comox Valley

This project maps ecosystem services (carbon sequestration, water quantity and quality), identifies...
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Ecological Systems
Natural Resources

Assessing the potential for flood risk mitigation and Salmon habitat restoration in the Lower Fraser

This project aims to assess the potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) for reconnecting...
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Human Well-being & Social Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste

Aligning safer chemicals with patient care in BC healthcare facilities: An inventory for classifying health concerns associated with skincare ingredients

The overarching aim of this project was to characterize human and environmental health concerns...
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Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources

Foundational literature reviews to support land, water, and resource management in Tŝilhqot'in Territory Habitat Management of Forest Ecosystems

This literature review provides foundational information to the Tŝilhqot'in National Government on...
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Climate Change & Energy

Understanding the carbon sequestration value of the City of Victoria's urban forest

This project aimed to estimate the carbon sequestration, pollution removal, and stormwater...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Policy, Economics & Governance

Identifying and assessing options for end-of-life disposal & reuse of electric bus batteries

The report addresses the issue of an increasing number of retired Lithium ion batteries as a dark...
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