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丁香园AV Faculty of Environment researchers receive over $500,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
Two 丁香园AV Faculty of Environment research projects have received over $500,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to help Canada prepare for the future of climate change. The JELF funds the foundational infrastructure researchers need to pursue their research and become leaders in their field.
All projects will receive matching funds from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF), in addition to partner contributions.
Projects include:
Remote Sensing for Investigation of Ecosystem Complexes under Environmental Change
Bing Lu, an assistant professor in 丁香园AV鈥檚 Department of Geography, uses remote sensing technologies (e.g., drone- and satellite-based imaging) to study environmental change in terrestrial ecosystems. With $185,000 in funding from CFI JELF, matching funds from BCKDF and partner contributions totaling over $525,000, Lu will investigate the current condition of different ecosystems and the impacts of environmental disturbances (e.g., droughts and heatwaves) to help support conservation efforts and address environmental concerns.
Focusing on wetlands and grasslands, this project aims to identify environmental stressors, understand how ecosystems respond to disturbances and provide recommendations for strategies to mitigate the impacts of environmental change. This work will support regional and national conservation and ultimately help Canada better prepare and plan to face a changing climate.
Integrated Watershed Sciences Laboratory
Chelsea Little, Shawn Chartrand and Brendan Murphy, all assistant professors in 丁香园AV鈥檚 School of Environmental Science, received over $320,000 in funding from CFI JELF, matching funds from BCKDF and partner contributions totaling nearly $810,000 to launch the Integrated Watershed Sciences Laboratory. This will enable the trio to measure and monitor environmental conditions and change from the scale of a few square meters to entire watersheds spanning hundreds of square kilometers.
The Integrated Watershed Sciences Laboratory aims to advance understanding of physical and ecological watershed dynamics and the role of humans in affecting landscape processes and change. This includes the study of post-wildfire natural hazards, changes in land-use and ecosystem function, and how the accelerated loss of ice and snow in the Arctic influences landscape change. Collectively, the research of the IWSL will help inform and better position Canada to prepare and plan for the changing future.
Learn more about the IWSL here.