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  • One Amazon: Indigenous Asháninka Perspectives on Food Security

      As part of her PhD research into food security in the amazon, Winy formed part of the research project “One Amazon” and worked with Indigenous Asháninka communities from 2022 to 2024. During her time in Peru, she collaborated with two videographers to document and tell the stories that emerged throughout this collaborative research process. […]

  • In Memoriam: Davison J. Gumbo CIFOR-ICRAF senior scientist, COLANDS colleague

    “Davison Gumbo was a legend in all senses of the word. He was a man of great warmth, humility, and decency and I would count him as a dear friend as well as an unwavering colleague. Originally from Zimbabwe, Davison completed his tertiary education at Clark University in Massachusetts, in the eastern United States. His […]

  • Terry receives funding from the New Frontiers Research Fund for research on mangroves

    Terry received $1,500,00 in research funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) through the 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. The Co-developing Decision Support System for Coastal Mangrovebased Socio-ecological Systems in Eastern and Western Africa (CoastMan) project will explore the essential ecosystem services and climate change protection that Coastal […]

  • Sam and Debbie are awarded the John G. Bene Fellowship

    Sam and Debbie were recently awarded the John G. Bene Fellowship to support their PhD fieldwork in Ghana and Colombia, respectively. “Forest ecosystems are as vulnerable to changing climate conditions as other ecosystems, and the immediate and long term effects on those ecosystems and on people’s livelihoods are considerable and often devastating. There is much […]

  • The Sunderland Lab is in Branchlines Spring 2024

    The Sunderland lab was recently featured in Branchlines, a publication from UBC Forestry’s Alumni and Development Engagement team. The article describes the lab’s focus on “interconnections between forests, food security and varying interests, such as mining and other operations under the banner of economic development, on landscapes”. “This work involves establishing a long-term presence within […]

Welcome to the Sunderland Lab at UBC!

Sunderland lab is based in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. The lab is led by Dr. Terry Sunderland, Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences. Our research is focused on applied research, biodiversity, conservation, sustainable resource management, and linkages to levering policy influence. For more details, please visit the ‘Research‘ page. To get recent updates on our work, please follow Sunderland lab and Dr. Terry Sunderland on Twitter!

 

Graduate Opportunities

We appreciate all interest in our lab and graduate studies. Please note that all available positions will be publicly advertised. Currently, there are no open positions, but when opportunities arise, they will be posted on our social media and website. At this time, we kindly request that you refrain from sending unsolicited inquiries regarding graduate opportunities.

 

 

 

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