Forest Therapy and Nature Connection
Understanding the role of forest therapy as an experience that can support and enrich humans-nature relationships in the urban context.
Regulating Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees
Exploring the relationships between urban heat and stormwater runoff mitigation and the canopy characteristics of singular trees.
Assessing the UBC Campus Urban Forest
Assessing the diversity, structure, and ecosystem services of UBC’s urban forest using the campus tree inventory.
Framework for Mini Forests in Canada
Developing a framework for the advancement and mainstreaming of mini forests across Canada.
Global Mini Forests Review
A review of the diverse characteristics, approaches, and impacts of planted mini forest cases from around the world.
Stewardship of Community-led Nature-based Solutions
An assessment of stewardship motivation and governance of neighbourhood greening initiatives across Canada.
Composition of Private Urban Forests and Bird Habitat in Vancouver
Exploring the relationship between socio-economic factors, urban forests and bird populations in private yards across Vancouver.
Pathways Towards an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
This community-based participatory research explores social-ecological relationships and values to create visions of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area and pathways to achieve these visions.
Birds, Bats and Biodiversity in Vancouver’s Urban Forests
Listening for the sounds of wildlife across different urban densities in Metro Vancouver to understand how landscapes can be spared and shared.