#UBCForestry PhD. Candidate Sam Adeyanju (Samuel Adeyanju) is in Ghana conducting field work with the Sunderland Lab exploring the impacts of local livelihood programs! Learn more about the work the Sunderland Lab is up to via: bit.ly/4g1MjM5

Delighted to welcome the 2024-25 MIF_UBC cohort today @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky. Seventeen students from 12 countries; about as diverse a group we could get. Very much looking forward to the next ten months working together!

The first 12 papers from our special issue on "Forest and Food: Challenges and Opportunities" in the journal Trees, Forests and People are now available here: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/… Great collaboration between @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky Seoul National University

A tribute to our dear friend and colleague Davison Gumbo. Coland CIFOR-ICRAF Please read here: cifor-icraf.org/colands/in-mem…

We visited the Sunshine Coast Community Forest where we engaged in discussions on ecosystem-based forest management. Great day of learning! #CommunityForestry #InternationalForestry

Thank you Patrick Culbert for a fantastic tour of the ecological history and species composition of Pacific Spirit Regional Park with our MIF_UBC students @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky. "If you don't know what it is, you can't manage it!"

Our own Debbie Pierce & Alida O'Connor presenting their PhD research @ #flare10 in Rome. Very proud to see such progress in their studies and shared with a very receptive and like-minded community of practice on forests and livelihoods. Sunderland Lab @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky

#flare10 working group on "forests sustaining agriculture" discussing policy pathways for impact based on evidence that forests & trees contribute to agricultural production systems. The FLARE platform has been invaluable for the functioning of this working group over the years!

James Reed presenting at #flare10 on behalf of the Coland team on navigating integrated landscape management in northern Ghana using a theory of change approach. The challenges of contested landscapes! FLARE Network CIFOR-ICRAF @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky UVA

Download our recent preprint published to coincide with #COP16Cololombia: "Social justice and inclusive conservation must guide Global Biodiversity Framework implementation" Link to the preprint here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vie… @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky CIFOR-ICRAF

Just out: New paper on Indigenous local knowledge (ILK) in Zambia published today in Human Ecology led by @UvA PhD student Malaika Yanou. Produced as part of the Coland initiative w/ CIFOR-ICRAF & @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky Link to the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Tomorrow (Oct 31) at 9:30am PST, we will be having an info session where you can find out more about the MIF program, chat with instructors, and ask questions! Please register here: forestry.ubc.ca/events/mif-inf…

New video created by @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky PhD candidate Winy Vásquez & her team from the Una Amazonía project. Watch to learn more about the relationship between access to natural resources, health, & food security & nutrition in the Peruvian Amazon. youtube.com/watch?v=btimJQ…

MIF_UBC is very proud to announce we will host an evening with world renowned scholar, Carol Colfer @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky on December 5th. Carol will share perspectives on gender, masculinities and colonialism related to her long career in anthropology. forestry.ubc.ca/events/an-even…

🌱Curious about optimal ways forward for conservation that break away from the dichotomous view of people against nature and instead embraces the importance of a symbiotic relationship? Join Terry Sunderland for their talk next week Sunderland Lab ires.ubc.ca/november-28-20…

Join #UBCForestry and the MIF_UBC program for An Evening with Carol Colfer: Exploring Gender, Inequality, and Colonialism in the Context of International Forestry. 📆 December 5 ⏰ 6-7 pm 📍FSC 1001 and Online via Zoom 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3ANGcvn

Congratulations to the MIF_UBC 2023-24 cohort on formally graduating from @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky. It's been a pleasure being on this journey with you all. Best of luck for the future!

Resilient landscapes need inclusive governance. Insights from Zambia & Ghana reveal that Integrated Landscape Approaches (ILAs) are key to balancing competing interests, addressing power imbalances & supporting sustainable livelihoods. Learn more:⤵️ bit.ly/3DIut2l

I am thrilled to share that I have been appointed as “Adjunct Professor” at @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky at the University of British Columbia. Looking forward to further contributing to impactful research projects at Sunderland Lab 💫 Many thanks for incredible support Terry Sunderland