Research
Some of the communities we have or are currently working with are located in the Canadian Arctic, Australia, Pacific Islands Region and British Columbia. Below are details about our work in each region. Click on the image to see our past and current projects in each region.
In the Canadian Arctic, we work on issues including, climate change vulnerability and adaptation, subsistence hunting, food security, education, traditional knowledge generation and transmission and knowledge co-production for understanding changes in wildlife important to Inuit for subsistence.
Arctic
Argentina
In Argentina, we work on issues including changes to traditional food systems, non-communicable diseases, drought and mountain climate change impacts, and land-related conflicts in the Indigenous Mapuche regions, Patagonia
In Australia, we work on issues including Indigenous land management, cultural heritage management, climate change vulnerability and adaptation, the geography of surfing and sustainability.
Australia
British Columbia
In British Columbia, we work on issues including the cumulative impact of resource development and climate change for communities, natural resource conservation, and sustainability.
In Guatemala, we work with Maya-Achí small-scale farmers from the Xesiguán village on issues including traditional knowledge transmission, water security, food security, and climate change vulnerability and adaptation.
Guatemala
Pacific Islands Region
Our research in the Pacific Islands Region includes research with communities in Fiji and Tuvalu. We work on issues including the cumulative impacts of resource development and climate change, food security, social value mapping, and climate change vulnerability and adaptation.