"This ability to flexibly problem-solve and optimize information foraging may be beneficial for this flourishing urban mammal." (Raccoons) 🦝 Read the full article written by IBioS Member Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram and colleagues here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Trump ditched the bedrock of US climate action — experts caution Canada not to follow suit" This article quotes IBioS Member Dr. David Boyd about the Trump administration's move to gut the bedrock of US #climate legislation last week. Read more here: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/13/n...

"Free rein: Are feral horses competing with native ungulates in British Columbia?" IBioS Member @coleburton.bsky.social and colleagues address the role of feral species in #wildlife declines and #ecosystem degradation in the following article: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Learn more about how "management of cumulative effects from multiple pressures is a key challenge to achieving thriving #watersheds for #salmon and people." From IBioS Member @taragmartin.bsky.social and colleagues here: www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.... #ecosystems #biodiversity

A group of conservation NGOs have asked European Commissioner for #Fisheries and #Oceans Costas Kadis to crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (#IUU) #fishing by implementing digital controls. www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-...

"A panel of experts is warning that B.C.’s #forestry sector needs “systemic change” or the province risks companies refusing to invest here." This @vancouversun.bsky.social media article features insight from IBioS Member @peterup.bsky.social. vancouversun.com/business/bc-...

FRIDAY: Join us online @ 11 am PT as Dr. Ana Spalding from Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute presents "Assessing Coastal Community Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Pathways to resilient coastal futures" oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

A recent study by IBioS Member Dr. Hannah Wittman highlights "the importance of social participation in building sustainable territorial development processes and proposes the BTGS Panel as a strategic tool for planning, monitoring, and political dialogue." www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...

EVENT RESCHEDULED!! This event has been rescheduled to March 9th due to logistical issues. We hope you can make it, please feel free to reach out if you have questions.

Graduate student Tatiana Chamorro-Vargas was interviewed about her review paper, and was featured in an article on silvopastoral systems, which combine trees and pasture: news.mongabay.com/2026/01/silv...

CALLING ALL GRAD STUDENTS: happening today!!

Upcoming IBioS event alert for all UBC graduate students! IBioS invites you to participate in discussions between experienced researchers about "Shared Goals, Shared Outcomes: Partnerships Beyond the University" and "Experiences in Community-Based Research." ibios.ubc.ca/events-2/

Upcoming IBioS event alert for all UBC graduate students! IBioS invites you to participate in discussions between experienced researchers about "Shared Goals, Shared Outcomes: Partnerships Beyond the University" and "Experiences in Community-Based Research." ibios.ubc.ca/events-2/

RESEARCH: Changing #oceans, ecosystem effects, and Canada’s Wild #Salmon Policy. By #JacobLerner, @mclaskey.bsky.social and #BrianHunt @ubcpelagic.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

"Improving Climate Services for Tribes: Recommendations from a National Survey of Service Users and Providers." @kimberlyazzie.bsky.social and colleagues discuss "a need for more tailored, accessible climate data that are relevant to Tribal decision-making." journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

New technology is changing the way we monitor biodiversity 🌍🧬 Join us Feb 4 for a FREE webinar on the latest #eDNA sampling tools for freshwater and marine environments. 🔗 Register: hubs.ly/Q03_C_ch0 #environmentalDNA #MarineScience #Freshwater #EnvSci #Biodiversity

Victoria Co-operative #Fisheries's GM says the industry welcomes news that the 25% Chinese tariffs on Canadian #lobster and #crab are being removed, however it’s too early to celebrate. www.frequencynews.ca/news/fisheri...

Looking for recycled content is a good place for environmentally conscious consumers to start. @forestry.ubc.ca prof emeritus Dr. Gary Bull comments on shopping for eco-friendly toilet paper via @apnews.com

Another article highlight! IBioS Member Dr. @profjulietlu.bsky.social and colleagues published a paper titled "RPI-GMM: A novel structure-based and phenology-independent algorithm for mapping latest 10-m resolution national-level rubber plantations." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity." This week’s IBioS member Article from Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues uncovers "Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. " www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Alberta needs some straight talk about the global oil market, writes @ires.ubc.ca profs Drs. Milind Kandlikar and David Boyd via @calgaryherald.com

FRIDAY: Join us LIVE in UBC's AERL Theatre, or online as Ashley Lewis of Quinault Nation discusses "Relatives of the River: Reimagining Fisheries through Quinault Kinship." oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

‘Shoreline armouring’ to protect expensive properties in the Gulf Islands has big implications for coastal ecosystems and the species they support - The battle of Baker Beach Salt Spring Island www.courthousenews.com/the-battle-o...

IRES's Charlotte Milne spoke with CBC on the topic of flooding in the Fraser Valley in late 2025: Some takeaways:

Seagrass meadows are critical for climate mitigation and biodiversity—but protecting them starts with knowing what to measure. A new BioScience paper coauthored by Hakai's Margot Hessing-Lewis outlines global priorities for monitoring sea. Full paper🔗 tinyurl.com/mpbe7byw

Watch seahorses swim onto your screens - Thursday Jan. 15 @ 9 pm in CBC's The Nature of Things. Hosted by alumna Dr Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, and featuring insights from @projectseahorse.bsky.social's Dr Sarah Foster 🇨🇦 Airing in Canada only on TV & on CBC Gem

Another article highlight, because why not! CBC News article titled "Can the answer to future flooding be found in resurrecting an ancient lake?" features commentary from IBioS Member Dr. @taragmartin.bsky.social. Read the full article here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This week’s IBioS member Article Highlight! 🌳 Dr. @jiayingzhao.bsky.social and colleagues recently published an article on “How do-more-good frames influence climate action likelihood and anticipated happiness.” 😊 Read more about it here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/com...

The Sea Around Us estimates that 12% of the global fisheries catch comes from the South China Sea. evrimagaci.org/gpt/us-navy-...

This week’s IBioS member Article Highlight: Dr. Laura Parfrey and colleagues recently published an article on “Conserving Marine Biodiversity in the North American Pacific: Biobanking Macroalgae and Their Associated Microbiome.” Read more about it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

This week’s IBioS member Article Highlight! Dr. @naomibschwartz.bsky.social and colleagues recently published an article on “The responsible use of global remote-sensing datasets.” Read more about this article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This week’s IBioS Member Article Highlight! Dr. @taragmartin.bsky.social and colleagues explore "Centering Indigenous Cultural Resurgence to Improve Ecological Restoration: Learnings from the Revitalization of Cultural Keystone Places of the Quw’utsun Peoples." Read: doi.org/10.14237/ebl...

This week’s IBioS member article highlight: @nramankutty.bsky.social Dr. Navin Ramankutty and colleagues dissect how “Dietary GHG emissions from 2.7 billion people already exceed the personal carbon footprint needed to achieve the 2 °C climate goal.” Read: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

This week’s IBioS member article highlight: @srivastavalab.bsky.social Dr. Diane Srivastava and colleagues recently published an article on how “It Takes a Network: Building Biodiversity Knowledge Through Collaboration.” Read more here: biss.pensoft.net/article/1785... Open Access

New Publication Alerts! Explore the new articles by IBioS members on our website, linked in our profile. #biodiversity #conservation #ubcscience #ubcvancouver

New Publication Alerts! Explore the new articles by IBioS members on our website, linked in our profile. #biodiversity #conservation #ubcscience #ubcvancouver

Congratulations to IBioS Members Dr. Hannah Wittman, Dr. Claire Kremen, and Postdoc Dr. Dana James for being named the global champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize!

🎉 IRES alums Susanna Klassen & Dana James are two researchers named global champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize!! 🌻 For James and Klassen, what matters most is what comes next. Will the world be willing to make these findings real for farmers? ires.ubc.ca/ires-alumni-...

New Publication Alert! Explore the new article by IBioS member Dr. Terry Sunderland and colleagues in Conservation Letters. #biodiversity #conservation #ubcscience #ubcvancouver

#newpaper led by @wildco.bsky.social MSc Katie Tjaden-McClement: “Mixed evidence for disturbance-mediated apparent competition for declining caribou in western British Columbia, Canada” wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (thread: 1/7)

New Attenborough doc called Ocean, not oceans, to drive home interconnectedness of the waters on the planet & the life that depends on it. "The fish go where they go, they don't need visas," joked Dr Rashid Sumaila. @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @ubcoceans.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Join us for another Graduate Student Seminar on April 22nd to learn about the fascinating work of Dr. Emily Rubidge! Register for the seminar at the link in our profile.

Congratulations to Data4Nature! The cluster is led by IBioS Member Diane Srivastava, and includes IBioS members Mary O’Connor, Michelle Tseng, Kaitlyn Gaynor, Cole Burton, Juli Carrillo, Jonathan Davies, Hannah Wittman, Warren Cardinal-McTeague, Sarah Benson-Amram, and Matthew Mitchell.