🌿 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: […]
UBC Branchlines: Agroforestry Food Production
UBC Forestry’s latest Branchlines feature highlights global efforts to strengthen agroforestry and smallholder food production as climate change reshapes growing conditions. The article showcases work by researchers, including Terry Sunderland, whose research on shea parklands illustrates how women’s stewardship, knowledge and labour sustain these vital agroforestry systems and bolster both ecological resilience and local livelihoods. […]
Uduman Family Visit to Sunderland Lab
Sunderland Lab welcomed the Uduman family this week as part of a special visit honoring the first-ever recipient of the Aisha S. Uduman Memorial Award for Graduate Students in Forestry. The award, created by the family in memory of Aisha S. Uduman – a deeply valued member of the Forestry community – recognizes graduate students […]
Forest sanctuaries and spiritual balance in the Karen highlands of Thailand
The Pgaz K’Nyau Karen, one of Thailand’s largest cultural groups, care for extensive sacred forests and maintain rotational farming systems grounded in long‑standing spiritual and ecological traditions. UBC Forestry professor Terry Sunderland notes that shifting cultivation, when practiced with sufficient fallow periods for forest regeneration, has helped shape many forest landscapes and can even enhance […]
🎓 PhD Milestone Achieved! 🌍
We’re thrilled to celebrate Dr. Alida O’Connor, who successfully defended her PhD thesis on October 16th, 2025. Her dissertation, titled “Understanding Collaborative Landscape Governance to Inform Integrated Landscape Approaches: Evidence from Ghana and Zambia,” offers valuable insights into inclusive governance and integrated landscape management in complex socio-ecological systems. Alida is the latest PhD graduate from […]
UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon visits the Sunderland lab
It was great to welcome UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon to our research lab earlier this morning during his visit to the Faculty of Forestry. Members of our lab each shared a summary of their research taking place across the Tropics including Colombia, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia. We enjoyed the engaging […]