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Qualifying UNESCO buffer zones as Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures within the MABR April 12, 2024 - 1:33pm

The MABR is one of the 19 biosphere regions across Canada to receive funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada for efforts towards enhancing biodiversity conservation. Working with the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association and numerous partners within the MABR, our project focuses on activities that aim to enable some of the buffer and transition zones within the region to meet the international guidance and standards to qualify them as Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs). OECMs are defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity as:
Research Team April 12, 2024 - 1:23pm

Project Leads 

Pam Shaw, PhD MCIP RPP FRCGS

Research Director, MABRRI 

Vancouver Island University 

Lindsay McCunn, PhD

Director, Environmental Psychology Research Lab

Vancouver Island University

Sylvie Lafrenière, PhD

Professor, Sociology 

Vancouver Island University

Geraldine Manson 

Elder in Residence and Faculty 
SDGs and Youth April 12, 2024 - 1:23pm

As part of MABRRI’s Universities and the SDGs: Engaging the campus community with the 2030 Agenda project, this webpage is an SDG resource hub for both youth and educators. We hope that by providing youth access to SDG resources, we can help facilitate conversations and initiatives to increase engagement and implementation for the SDGs.

Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals April 12, 2024 - 1:23pm

Throughout 2018 and 2019, the MABRRI team investigated how VIU is meeting the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through an extensive literature review, over 80 meetings with VIU faculty and staff, and three community engagement events, the MABRRI team researched not only how VIU is meeting the SDGs, but what VIU can do moving forward to continue to meet them in the future.
View from 2117 - Student Blog Posts April 12, 2024 - 1:23pm

Student Research Assistants on the View from 2117 project have been working hard over the last few years. Learn about their experience by reading their blog post below!
The View from 2117 - Canadian Mountain Network April 12, 2024 - 1:22pm

VIU and MABRRI have joined the University of Alberta and a handful of other universities across Canada as part of the Canadian Mountain Network (CMN). Over the next 3 years, starting in 2019, VIU will contribute to the CMN's research on mountain ecosystems.
Research and Creativity Activity Showcase April 12, 2024 - 12:03pm

From April 1 to April 30, 2024, the entire VIU community is invited to participate in an exciting, fun-filled, informative month of sharing scholarship, research and creative activity. There are many ways to participate including:
Research Support Fund April 12, 2024 - 10:43am

What is the Research Support Fund?

Canada's Research Support Fund (RSF) assists postsecondary institutions with the costs associated with managing their research enterprise.  Helping Canadian institutions maintain a world-class research environment, thereby helping make Canada a world leader in research and development.  
PC Rants April 11, 2024 - 7:17pm

Thanks for watching CREATE 2023's rants! Choose your favourite from the list below and let us know why it deserves the People's Choice Award.
PC Thursday Posters April 11, 2024 - 5:09pm

Vote for your favourite poster! They are listed according to their place number on the map and their last name.
BC Regional Innovation Chair for Aboriginal Early Child Development April 11, 2024 - 4:03pm
PC Wednesday Posters April 10, 2024 - 8:15pm

Vote for your favourite poster! They are listed according to their place number on the map and their last name.
2024 3MT People's Choice April 10, 2024 - 6:44pm

Please choose your favourite 3MT presentation!

The person with the most votes is going home $100 richer!
Photography Exhibit April 10, 2024 - 1:32pm

Welcome to the As Seen by VIU Photography Exhibit at CREATE 2024. Have a look and pick your favourite to receive the People's Choice Award. Voting will be open from April 8 till April 11 at 4 pm.
IDEAS 2024 April 10, 2024 - 10:56am

Get ready to be wowed at the IDEAS 2024 Showcase, where we celebrate the outstanding achievements of TAT faculty and staff! Dive into a dynamic array of interactive conference-style poster presentations, unveiling the brilliance behind TAT's creative activities, applied research initiatives, and ongoing projects. Plus, don't miss our world cafe-style sessions, your ticket to incubating the next big idea!
Three Minute Thesis April 9, 2024 - 8:25pm

Founded by the University of Queensland
Research and Creative Activity Symposium Registration April 9, 2024 - 3:55pm
Research Showcase and Celebration: Faculties of Health Sciences and Human Services and Education April 9, 2024 - 8:52am

All are welcome to join us at this event designed to showcase the various points of excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity in these two Faculties. The format will be five-minute lightening talks given by researchers in HSHS and Education. Come join us to learn, be inspired, and share in community (cash bar and light snacks will be provided). 
Podcasts April 8, 2024 - 8:59pm

Welcome to the CREATE Podcast Showcase! Sit back and enjoy listening!
ITCH Medieval Madness play April 8, 2024 - 9:42am

Join us for our Inclusive Theatre Collective's production of "Medieval Madness", an original script by student Ceridwen Nord. In this witty whodunit, kings and knights, processes and pals try to figure out who is the culprit. In this fun farce, students take on both performance and technical roles.