Fri, February 10, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Melanie Ang - Adapting to climate change in small-scale fisheries: a regional study of Pacific North America Samantha James - Prey and diet of juvenile sockeye salmon across spatial and temporal gradients...
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.
Events by Date
Past Events
Thu, February 9, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. This session recognizes the important role of parents, teachers, counsellors, healthcare workers, and community members and therefore seeks to: Support parents/caregivers/leaders in maintaining strong relationships with their youth...
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 10:00
Wed, February 8, 2017 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM FIRST NATIONS LONGHOUSE. Free. Please register.. The public event will feature reflections and performances by invited artists and scholars on the role of engaged artistic practice / creative scholarship in generating public dialogue on questions of social...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 18:00
Fri, February 3, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Anna Schuhbauer PhD Candidate, IOF Invited speakers present the latest research in a wide range of disciplines related to freshwater systems, the oceans and fisheries. These seminars draw a diverse...
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Friday, February 3, 2017 - 11:00
Thu, February 2, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. Please join us in a conversation around Safety Planning for Domestic Violence in First Nations communities using the Medicine Bundle. You can’t control your partner’s abusive behavior, but you can take steps to protect yourself from...
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 10:00
Thu, February 2, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. WHERE: the Courtyard in front of Tim Hortons What goes where and why? Join your colleagues and classmates at this fun, educational event to: - Learn about UBC Okanagan’s waste diversion programs - Test your recycling knowledge - Pledge to...
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 09:00
Wed, February 1, 2017 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. Barcelona is implementing a radical new plan to address the problems of excessive pollution, noise and a lack of quality public space by converting a major portion of its streets to citizen spaces. Like many prominent cities, the Catalan...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 19:00
Wed, February 1, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM See description. WHERE: the Courtyard in front of Tim Hortons What goes where and why? Join your colleagues and classmates at this fun, educational event to: - Learn about UBC Okanagan’s waste diversion programs - Test your recycling knowledge - Pledge to...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 09:00
Sat, January 28, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Drop in between 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. the last Saturday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, including puppet...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 10:30
Sat, January 28, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM UBC FARM. We will be selling our produce on the occasional Saturday once a month through the winter season! In addition to farm-fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, flowers and free-range eggs from the UBC Farm. Since 2001, the on-site Saturday Farm Market has...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 09:00