IS THERE A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR “FAST FASHION” WASTE?

Naomi Krogman collaborated with researchers Lauren Degenstein and Rachel McQueen to study how the City of Edmonton deals with unwanted clothing.

mapping landslides that could wipe out Fraser River salmon

Jeremy Venditti and team are part of a project aimed at preventing future extinction-level events.

CO2 REMOVALS ARE NOT EQUAL TO CO2 EMISSIONS

SFU geographer and SFU distinguished professor discusses the asymmetry of CO2 emissions and removals.

DNA analysis confirms 2,000-year-old sustainable fishing practices of Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Tsleil-Waututh Nation and SFU Archaeologist collaborate using new palaeogenetic analytical techniques developed in SFU ancient DNA lab.

Humans Managed Shellfish and their Predators for Millennia

SFU coastal ecologist and team discover how shellfish and predators have been managed for millennia.

EXPOSING COVID-19 VULNERABILITIES ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA

SFU geographers undertake critical research to address immediate and emerging issues arising from the pandemic.

How can we use AI to save our resident killer whales?

SFU statistical ecologist is using AI technology to help save our resident killer whales.

A place more void

A recently published book.

Will bedrock save our coastal ecosystems from climate change?

SFU physical geographer unlocks the potential of Garry oak trees.

Essential roadmap to drive down emissions

SFU’s researchers develop an essential roadmap to drive down B.C. vehicle emissions.

Coastal Voices

Understanding and preparing for profound ecological, social, and cultural changes. Photo by Ilja Herb

Herring School

Pacific herring is a "cultural keystone" species for First Nations up and down the coast and is a foundation of coastal food webs.

Violate Bail Conditions or Risk an Overdose?

What happens when a person who uses drugs is released on bail conditions that include a no-go zone such as the Downtown Eastside?

Sunflower Sea Stars

New research on the sunflower sea star highlights the importance of monitoring our ecosystems over time. Photo by Mark Wunsch/Greencoast Media

Ancient DNA to Inform Modern Day Fisheries

A trio from Archaeology conducted the first study to use ancient DNA to identify rockfish species in BC occurring over the past 2,500 years.

Climate Leviathan

Geoff Mann discusses political and economic outcomes of exceeding the two-degree global warming threshold in a new book.

A Hazard Triggered by Climate Change

Jeremy Venditti studies one of the largest North American landslides in the past 30 years.

Shadow Workers in the Medical Tourism Industry

Valorie Crooks sheds light on "shadow workers" in the medical tourism industry.

Western Science and Traditional Knowledge

George Nicholas discusses how our ways of knowing and understanding have largely been based on ethnographic sources of information.

The Democratization of Science

Breaking down barriers to building ecological sustainability and social justice. Image by Anne Salomon

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