Professor
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Biodiversity Research Centre
Research Themes
Ecology | Policy and ethics | Ecosystem services | Social-ecological systems
Geographical Area(s) of Research
Brazil (Caatinga) | Costa Rica | Peru | Canada (B.C)
kaichan@ires.ubc.ca
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About
Kai Chan is a professor and Canada Research Chair at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. He is an interdisciplinary, problem-oriented sustainability scientist, trained in ecology, policy, and ethics from Princeton and Stanford Universities. In his research, he focuses on how social-ecological systems can be transformed to be both better and wilder. Kai leads CHANS lab (Connecting Human and Natural Systems), and is co-founder of CoSphere (a Community of Small-Planet Heroes).