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Last updated: March 11, 2021 @9:29 am
UBC Experts Guide

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Kai Chan, PhD

Professor
Canada Research Chair, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
Faculty of Science
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Evolution, Oceans, Philosophy / Ethics, Pollution, Sustainability
Expertise

Ecosystem services, ecosystem-based management, biodiversity conservation, sustainability science, social-ecological systems, environmental assessment, environmental policy, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

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kaichan@ires.ubc.ca
phone: 604–822–0400
http://chanslab.ires.ubc.ca
Twitter/ @KaiChanUBC
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