IOF delegation going to COP27
PhD candidate Veronica Relano and Dr. Simon Donner, professor in IOF, IRES and Geography, are among the 10 members of UBC’s delegation travelling to Egypt to attend the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27)
Dr. Simon Donner is appointed to Net-Zero Advisory Body
The Net-Zero Advisory Body is a group of independent experts from across Canada, established by the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to give advice on how Canada can achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
‘Sticky questions’ raised by study on coral reefs
Study found coral in more polluted and high traffic water handled extreme heat events better than a more remote, untouched reef.
Record-breaking heatwaves, aquatic biodiversity, and human communities: BC and beyond
We brought together leading experts in climatology, oceanography, aquatic ecology, and fisheries to share their knowledge about heatwaves and their impacts on biodiversity and dependent human communities.
PROFILE: Ocean Leaders step outside the lab to connect with communities and solve ocean problems
Ocean Leaders teaches students from across disciplines in the natural and social sciences how to communicate marine research to a broad audience
UBC experts share views on global action on climate change
IOF-related experts recommend the one policy action they would use to address the climate crisis
New coral bleaching database to help predict fate of global reefs
A UBC-led research team has developed a new global coral bleaching database that could help scientists predict future bleaching events.