Research
Our work falls under four thematic areas as described below
1 . Conservation Adaptation and Transformation
Conservation scientists, policy makers and practitioners are grappling with how to conserve biodiversity in an era of rapid global change. Thus far, most responses to this challenge have taken an adaptation approach—improving the capacity of a system to withstand change/changing...
2 . Knowledge Governance at the Science-Policy Interface
From pipelines, to protected areas to proactive wildfire mitigation, debates about public policy decisions ought to be informed by credible and legitimate knowledge including from diverse worldviews. While these principles are widely recognized as essential for addressing deep...
3 . Eco-cultural Restoration and Stewardship
Exploring place-based, historically-grounded and community-led solutions to local environmental challenges requires attention to myriad cultural, social and ecological considerations. It also necessitates co-developed research collaborations, including knowledge...
4 . Biotechnology and Natural Resources Management
Biotechnology—by genomics, gene editing or synthetic biology—is increasingly considered for its potential to maintain the natural resource systems than society depends on. In forest systems, this includes genomics technologies to help tree species adapt to changing climatic regimes...