Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions - Climate Solutions Network

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the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Northern British Columbia.

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Innes, John Dr.

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Innes, John Dr. Position: Professor and FRBC Chair of Forest Management Faculty/Department: Faculty of Forestry Institution/Organization: University of British Columbia (UBC) Phone Number: +1-604-822-6761 Email: john.innes@ubc.ca Website: http://sustain.forestry.ubc.ca/j_innes Address: 2045-2424 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z4
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Languages: English
Field(s) of Research: Adaptation Air Pollution Biodiversity Carbon Cycle Climate Change and Impacts Communities Conservation Ecosystems Environmental Change Environmental Management Environmental Pollution Environmental Stewardship Forests and Forestry Geomorphology Indigenous Peoples Land Use and Management Monitoring and Evaluation Natural Resources and Resource Management Policy Sustainability Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Practices Wildlife and Wildlife Management
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Research Keywords Reconstruction of past glacier variations using lichenomtery and dendroclimatology; impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and management, with special reference to British Columbia and the Yukon. Courses Taught Related to Climate Change Solutions BASD 502: Global Environmental Issues FRST 439: International Forestry Publications Ogden, A.E., Innes, J.L. 2008. Climate change adaptation and regional forest planning in southern Yukon, Canada. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (in press). Nitschke, C.R., Innes, J.L. 2008. A tree and climate assessment tool for modelling ecosystem response to climate change. Ecological Modelling (in press). Collaborative Activities Coordinating author of chapter on management adaptations in CPF report on adaptation of forests to climate change. Lead and contributing author to IPCC 2. Many linkages through the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. Research and Collaboration Interests As a collaborator and past director of the Centre for Applied Conservation Research, I am interested in promoting large, interdisciplinary projects that attempt to find solutions to complex land use problems, in British Columbia and elsewhere.

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