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A new opinion piece published in University Affairs and co-written by PWIAS Interim Director, Vanessa Andreotti, Wall International Indigenous Scholar…
Learn More about the content: Beyond Doomism & Solutionism in Response to Climate Change.
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A number of PWIAS scholars and associates are attending COP27 this year, including Wall Scholar Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, Wall International Indigenous S…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS Scholars Participate in Livestream Panels at COP27.
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Wall International Indigenous Scholar Chief Ninawa Huni Kui and PWIAS Interim Director are currently on site at COP27. The article below was published…
Learn More about the content: Views from COP27: How the Climate Conference Could Confront Colonialism by Centring Indigenous Rights.
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The Wall Catalyst Emeriti cohort meet monthly to share research experience and engage with guest lecturers on the topic of the “Climate and Nature Eme…
Learn More about the content: Kathryn Harrison on Political Obstacles and Opportunities for Canadian Climate Policy (Video).
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About the film: A logbook, an investigation, but also a historical panorama retracing a struggle of more than 30 years, ‘Terra Libre’ exposes the…
Learn More about the content: “Terra Libre” Documentary Available to Watch Online Oct. 20 – 30.
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Wall Scholar Pasang Sherpa was a guest on Al Jazeera’s The Take podcast speaking about the impacts of climate change on Mount Everest and in the…
Learn More about the content: Coping with Climate Change on Mount Everest.
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What happens when climate change destroys lives and cultures? 2022 Wall Scholar Pasang Sherpa was recently featured in Carbon Brief, a UK-based websit…
Learn More about the content: Loss and Damage in South Asia: Glacier Melt in the Himalayas.
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PWIAS Student Fellow, Charlotte Taylor (she/her) is heading up a new project called Collective Climate Knowledges: Amplifying Indigenous and Criticall…
Learn More about the content: Amplifying Indigenous and Critically Engaged Voices at COP27.
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As part of the 2022 Catalyst Program, PWIAS partnered with the Climate Hub at UBC to provide a Climate and Nature Emergency Undergraduate Fellowship f…
Learn More about the content: CNE Undergraduate Fellowship.
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PWIAS is pleased to announce the awardees for the first cycle of the Catalyst Collaboration Fund: Bianca Eskelson, Forest Resource ManagementProject:…
Learn More about the content: Catalyst Collaboration Funding Awardees.
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Dr. Vanessa Andreotti joins UBC’s largest ever delegation of 10 students, faculty, and staff attending the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conferen…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS Interim Director Joins UBC COP27 Delegation.
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2022 Wall Scholar Michelle Tseng (Zoology & Botany) recent study has shown warmer temperatures can lead to smaller butterflies that collect less p…
Learn More about the content: Warmer Earth Could See Smaller Butterflies that Struggle to Fly, Affecting Food Systems.