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  • From Nigeria to UBC: How Kudirat Oyiza Abdulkareem is Bringing Women’s Voices into Shea Policy

    Kudirat Oyiza Abdulkareem, a graduate researcher in the Sunderland Lab, is gaining international recognition for her work on gender equity in the shea value chain. Originally from Nigeria, Kudirat’s research focuses on how women – who make up the majority of shea harvesters and processors – can be better represented in policy decisions that shape […]

  • Prof. Terry Sunderland Featured in Climate Action Conversations Webinar

    Prof. Terry Sunderland recently joined the Climate Action Conversations series to discuss one of today’s most urgent environmental challenges: restoring degraded ecosystems. In this episode, he highlighted how evidence‑based approaches, community engagement, and long‑term landscape thinking are essential for successful restoration efforts worldwide. Drawing on insights from the webinar, Prof. Sunderland emphasized that effective restoration […]

  • Global Forest Goals Report 2026: Call for Deeper Global Collaboration

    UBC Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship members Terry Sunderland and Peter Wood recently reflected in The Conversation on the findings of the Global Forest Goals Report 2026, which evaluates global progress toward the UN Strategic Plan for Forests. They note that while many countries have strengthened forest conservation efforts, improved monitoring and reporting systems, […]

  • Community conservation in Ghana has evolved, but policy and funding need to catch up

    A recent article published in The Conversation Africa by PhD student Samuel Adeyanju and Postdoctoral Fellow Alida O’Connor—both members of the Sunderland Lab—takes a close look at how community resource management areas (CREMAs) in Ghana have evolved over time, and why policy frameworks and funding mechanisms need to catch up with these changes. 👉 Read […]

  • Sustainable Shea: Highlights from Our Workshop in Tamale, Ghana

    Short film covering our recent workshop in Tamale, Ghana on the sustainable production of shea, a product widely used in the cosmetic and food industries. Women are the primary gatherers and producers of shea and rely on income generated by the trade for their livelihoods. The workshop is part of a wider project on sustainable […]

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.

 

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Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
Department of Forest Resources Management
2204 - 2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Email terry.sunderland@ubc.ca
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