SDG 11 – Sustainable cities and communities
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How ‘beneficial fire’ reduces risk of wildfire: report
Beneficial fire will be essential to reducing wildfire risk and promoting wildfire resilience, according to a report by the POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project, based at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies. Beneficial Fire in British Columbia: An Exploration of How Fire Can Contribute to Wildfire Resilience, released today,…
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Aerial mapping tool takes flight
Researchers at UVic are partnering with Cowichan Tribes Emergency Services and InDro Robotics to test new drone technology to support…
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Surfrider UVic drives switch to reusable to-go cups
The University of Victoria (UVic) has launched an innovative pilot project that could help redefine how the campus community consumes…
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Clues to the cosmos, cognition, cancer, climate and beyond
From ground-breaking research in particle and astrophysics to innovative studies in neuroscience, human health, energy modelling and beyond, UVic’s Arbutus…
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UVic researchers test community climate solutions
From helping to convert seaweed overgrowth into benefits for the blue economy, to improving travel across sea ice, two University…
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Inuvialuit delegation shares climate change displacement with scientists
A delegation of young Inuvialuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, travelled more than 2,300 km to Victoria to meet with government…