‘Green’ projects in Mexico cause socio-ecological damage
Despite being hailed as a ‘green’ form of extractivism, hydroelectric and mining projects are the site of colonial violence against Indigenous peoples.
New publication: More must be done to protect ocean defenders
Authors, including professor Philippe Le Billon, present six calls to action that will protect those fighting for human rights on the oceans.
New publication: Filipino domestic workers & seafarers in the time of COVID-19
Research by Vanessa Banta and Geraldine Pratt documents the conditions experienced by workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geraldine Pratt awarded AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors
AAG Honors are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research and scholarship.
New paper examines Piikani Nation’s experience of challenging Oldman River Dam
Assistant professor Michael Fabris explores the unwillingness of Canadian frameworks to engage with Indigenous law.
Oceanic relationships: a Q&A with postdoctoral fellow Rosanna Carver
Dr. Carver explores the complexity of our social and legal relationships with the ocean – especially with the rising prospect of deep sea mining.
COP27: Egypt Unsilenced Collective
Mohammed Rafi Arefin and Naomi Klein share perspectives from journalists, lawyers and activists on the ground in Egypt during and after the climate conference.
Alaska border project awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Led by Desiree Valadares, ‘Circuits of Capital’ will document infrastructural routes that traverse Alaska and Canada – including steamboat lines, ice roads and the Alaska Highway.
Geography alumna named Director of Federal Infrastructure Strategy for City of Philadelphia
Lily Canan Reynolds graduated from UBC Geography in 2010.
The Current: Egypt’s human rights record ahead of COP27
Mohammed Rafi Arefin speaks to CBC’s The Current about Egypt’s treatment of its own climate activists.