Welcome to the SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program. SEEDS creates applied research and interdisciplinary partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community partners to advance sustainability ideas, policies, and practices and create societal impacts by using the Campus as a Living Laboratory.
About SEEDS
SEEDS is an internationally recognized and replicated program. Applied research projects advance social, ecological and economic sustainability through impactful community-based collaborations.
SEEDS Sustainability Students
The SEEDS Sustainability Program provides an applied learning experience through collaboration with faculty members, staff, and community partners.
Faculty
Are you a UBC faculty member who’d like to integrate sustainability curriculum and align applied research projects with learning outcomes? Join our extensive network of partners on campus.
Staff and Community Partners
Do you need applied research to help inform your sustainability strategy? The SEEDS Sustainability Program brings UBC faculty, staff, and community partners together.
Featured Projects
SEEDS projects address a broad range of social, ecological, and economic sustainability issues. Since the program began, over 1,000 projects have been completed through 12 different faculties and schools.
Food Security Initiative
The Food Security Initiative (FSI) is partnership between UBC Wellbeing, SEEDS Sustainability Program and Faculty of Land and Food Systems.
UBC Food System Project
The UBC Food System Project is a collaborative, cross-campus initiative that brings together partners from teaching and learning, operations, and research to improve food systems.
Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research & Demonstration (CBIRD)
The Campus Biodiversity Initiative: Research and Demonstration (CBIRD) is the first campus-wide initiative of its kind at a Canadian university.
Climate Crisis in Urban Biodiversity
Inspiring the next generation of students to work on the interconnected global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss by co-creating student-led, inclusive, and demand-driven research.
SEEDS Sustainability Library
The SEEDS Sustainability Library is a comprehensive repository of applied research and knowledge. It’s a key tool for decision makers. Open access applied research reports contribute to a body of knowledge, learning and action to ignite sustainability ideas, policies and practices, and enable the broader community to learn, apply and build on previous research.
Biodiversity
Buildings
Climate
Community
Energy
Finance
Food
Health
Land
Materials
Procurement
Transportation
Waste
Water
Wellbeing
Grace Kyle, Mary Stockdale
Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Campus + Community Planning: Maximilian Kniewasser; Payment & Procurement Services: Judith Fograscher; University of British Columbia Okanagan: Leanne Bilodeau
GEOG 498T
Climate, Energy, Transportation
Geography, Department of: Mary Stockdale
2021-2022
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Leila Harris, Raihan Hassen, Jessica Koski, Gabriella Scali
UBC Wellbeing: Gabriella Scali
RES 505
Biodiversity, Community, Wellbeing
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Emily Edwards, Elina Eronen, Leila Harris, Jake Li, Penny Martyn, Simone Rawal, Larissa Santos
Campus + Community Planning: Jake Li; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
RES 505
Biodiversity, Buildings, Land
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Lea Anderson, Ricky Biring, Leila Harris, Penny Martyn, Amy Stewart, Carmen Wan
Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn; Resident Life & Administration: Amy Stewart; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Ricky Biring
RES 505
Biodiversity, Community, Wellbeing
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Emily Edwards, Dan Forrest, Dean Gregory, Leila Harris, Marika Laird, Penny Martyn, Alina Zeng
Campus + Community Planning: Dean Gregory; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
RES 510
Biodiversity, Buildings, Land
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Vanessa Amorocho, Leila Harris, Jake Li, Penny Martyn, Annika Ord, Celeste Pomer, Shuoqi Ren, Grace Schaan
Campus + Community Planning: Jake Li; Campus + Community Planning: Penny Martyn
RES 510
Biodiversity, Buildings, Land
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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Azeem Adatia, Saurabh Arora, Sidd Gupta, Aarti Kamat, Nimisha Kanchi, Jorge Rada
Alma Mater Society: Jason Pang; Sauder School of Business: Anisha Sandhu
COMM 468
Procurement, Waste, Wellbeing
Sauder School of Business: Jenny Dickson
2021-2022
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Siba Saleh, Tasnia Anika, Jonathan Verett
Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron; Student Housing and Hospitality Services: Colin Moore
CHBE 220
Climate, Food
Chemical and Biological Engineering: Jonathan Verett
2021-2022
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Silvia Huang, Juan Diego Martinez Martinez (Supervisor)
Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Tara Moreau; UBC Food Services: Darren Clay, Julianna Campbell & Marie Dixon; Campus + Community Planning: Rowan Waldron
VOL 400
Climate, Food
Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, Faculty of: Juan Diego Martinez & Dr. Navin Ramankutty
2021-2022
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Brittney Wong, Giulia Belotti, Glory Oreoluwa, Jaden Phillips, Josh Travers, Rona MacNicol
Campus + Community Planning: Bud Fraser
RES 510
Food, Procurement, Waste
Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability: Leila Harris
2021-2022
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