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OUR TEAM
Kai Chan
Kai Chan is a professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Kai is an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented sustainability scientist, trained in ecology, policy, and ethics from Princeton and Stanford Universities. He was a coordinating author of the IPBES Global Assessment and the UNEP Making Peace with Nature report, co-leading the sections on pathways and solutions.
Hanaa is interested in how business systems and processes can be altered through transformative change to mitigate environmental impact and work towards a circular economy.
Sam is a Master's student in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. Her thesis involves birds, community-based science and human-nature relationships. She received a honours Bachelor's degree from the University of Windsor in Biology. Sam is a producer, editor and co-host for the Small Planet Heroes Podcast, and works on the Let Death Beget Life, Plastic Sunset and SPHYNX initiatives.
Maia is the cohost of the small planet heroes podcast and graduated from the UBC ISCI undergrad program in 2024 with a focus in environmental sciences and microbiology focusing in soil sciences.
Maia is the cohost of the small planet heroes podcast and graduated in 2024 from UBC with a Bachelor of Science in integrated sciences specializing in environmental sciences and microbiology
Hanaa Punja
Lauren graduated from UBC with a degree in Environmental Sciences and International Relations. Lauren is Passionate about interdisciplinary climate solutions and transformative change.
Lauren graduated as an undergraduate student studying Environmental Sciences and International Relations at UBC in 2024. She is passionate about interdisciplinary climate solutions and transformative change.
Lauren Moody
Samantha Blackwell
María Luna Santacruz is a fifth-year Bachelor of Urban Forestry and a minor in Landscape and Recreation Planning, María loves decoding climate complexities and rallying communities towards environmental stewardship.
María Luna Santacruz
Maia O'Donnell
Joshua is a recent graduate of the BSc Honours in Environmental Sciences program at UBC. His focus is in ecology and conservation, where his ultimate goal is to contribute valuable scientific insights that can shape future conservation efforts of threatened species.
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Bilal Bartaai is an environmental science student concentrating in ecology and conservation. His fascination with the natural and environmental sciences stems from a young age and has manifested as an interest in the field as a career. His future research aspirations include integrating intersectionality into scientific research efforts.
Bilal Bartaai
Clare is a graduate student with Dr. Chan at IRES UBC, studying urban soundscapes and perceptions of nature. She completed her undergraduate degree in Geography and Environmental Science at UBC.
Clare Price
Anahita is a passionate women's rights activist and filmmaker pursuing medicine. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biology at UBC in 2024. She aims to inspire transformative change through scientific research, advocacy, and multimedia production
Anahita Seraji
2024 UBC Environemntal science undergraduate. Joined cosphere through ENVR430 and later involved in ScionEarthNet. Interested in biodiversity and conservation energy and sustainability engineering
Kevin Landrini is a MSc student at the University of British Columbia currently working on exploring the toxic effects of microplastics on marine life. His interests are plastic pollution, ocean conservation, and climate change mitigation strategies. He has joined CoSphere through a graduate course covering ecosystem services and conservation.
Kevin Landrini is a MSc student at the University of British Columbia currently working on exploring the toxic effects of microplastics on marine life. His interests are plastic pollution, ocean conservation, and climate change mitigation strategies. He has joined CoSphere through a graduate course covering ecosystem services and conservation.
Kevin Landrini
Chloë is a graduate student at IRES UBC with Dr. Joséphine Gantois. Her undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology & Conservation and Agriculture from the University of Guelph provides the lens through which she works with community-centered conservation.
Chloë is a graduate student at IRES UBC with Dr. Joséphine Gantois. Her undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology & Conservation and Agriculture from the University of Guelph provides the lens through which she works with community-centered conservation.
Emma Jarek-Simard graduated with a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of British Columbia in 2025. She is passionate about science communication, biodiversity conservation, and the study of animal behavior and welfare.
Chloë Chang
Emma Jarek-Simard
COLLABORATORS
Seth Brouwers
Harold Eyster
Gail Hochachka
Paige Olmsted
Seth holds a Masters in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology degree from the University of Waterloo and is an entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience working with innovation and technology oriented companies. Seth brings value in all aspects of business and all stages of development and growth.
Harold Eyster (PhD) is a Gund Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Vermont where he harnesses interdisciplinary methods to understand relationships among birds, people, and trees in cities.
Rachelle Gould
Rachelle Gould is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work involves social science, the humanities, and ecology. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont. Her research explores the relationship between people and ecosystems and focuses on: (1) environmental values, including Cultural Ecosystem Services and relational values; (2) lifelong and life-wide environmental learning; and (3) how equity, inclusion, and justice permeate environmental issues.
Gail Hochachka is a postdoctoral fellow at UBC, currently studying urban climate action from a transdisciplinary perspective. She has extensive work and academic experience on integrating the human dimensions of climate change response as part of broader, deeper transformations to sustainability.
Paige is a Senior Research Associate at the Smart Prosperity Institute. She has a multi-disciplinary background in biology, environmental policy, and public administration through her work and research at Columbia University's Earth Institute, UNEP, and the Copenhagen Business School. Paige holds a PhD from the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia.
Nancy Kang teaches humanities in the Women's and Gender Studies program at the University of Manitoba. As Canada Research Chair in Transnational Feminisms and Gender-Based Violence, she seeks intersectional, anticolonial, historically informed, creative, and minority-empowered approaches to more hopeful and inclusive environmental futures for all.
Nancy Kang
PAST CONTRIBUTORS
Yanging Zhu
Joshua Dyer
Katie Kathiresan
Claire Armstrong
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Eric Lee
Brooke Sutherland
Vyshu Manohara