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  • 🌿 New research sheds light on how landscape approaches can strengthen peacebuilding policy coherence in Colombia

    Debbie Pierce, our PhD candidate at the Sunderland Lab, has released a new paper titled “Using landscape approaches to understand peacebuilding policy coherence: a case study of Caquetá, Colombia,” published in Ecology & Society. The study examines how landscape approaches can help identify gaps and opportunities in Colombia’s peacebuilding policies, particularly within the Integrated Rural […]

  • UDS, UBC and Partners Convene Stakeholders Workshop on Shea Value Chain and Sustainable Production in Northern Ghana

    The University for Development Studies (UDS), in partnership with the University of British Columbia and supported by the Peter Gilgan Foundation, has launched a two‑day workshop focused on strengthening the shea value chain and promoting sustainable production in Northern Ghana. The event, organised by the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, brought together researchers, industry […]

  • C4G Launch in Can Tho City, Viet Nam

    The Carbon for Good (C4G) project aims to enhance climate resilience and promote sustainable forest management. It is funded by the Government of Canada, with technical support from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), the University of British Columbia (UBC), and Flinders University of Australia. On March 26, the Department of […]

  • Vietnam’s Carbon Market Readiness🌱🌏

    Carbon for Good project‘s policy dialogue in Hanoi! 🌍 🇻🇳📌 Hosted by VNU–UEB in collaboration with The University of British Columbia, CIFOR-ICRAF, Flinders University, CARE Canada, and other global partners, the event held on Nov 25–26 brought together policymakers, researchers, and industry to shape next‑generation carbon markets in post‑COP30 Vietnam. Vietnam is taking a firm […]

  • New FAO Report Launched at COP30: “Forests Drive Agricultural Success, Not Conflict”

    Terry Sunderland and Sima Fakheran contributed to Chapter 6: Forests Sustaining Agriculture in a new FAO-led report released this week at COP30. The report highlights how protecting and restoring forests is essential for climate-resilient agriculture, rural livelihoods, and global food and water security. You can read the full news release and access the report here: […]

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. For recent updates on our work, please follow Sunderland lab and Dr. Terry Sunderland on LinkedIn!

 

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.

 

Sunderland Lab
Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
Department of Forest Resources Management
2204 - 2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
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