FERU Welcomes Md. Azizul Bari
The Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries would like to welcome Md. Azizul Bari. Md. Azizul Bari is a research assistant with the Fisheries Economics Research Unit at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia. He previously served as a subject matter expert at […]
Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds
Providing a basic income could boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by $US163 trillion while acting to curb environmental degradation, UBC research has found.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila: It is our honour to have him here at UBC
We sat down with Dr. Sumaila to discuss his perspective on being an African researcher in North America, especially during February’s Black History Month.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila named “Extraordinary Professor”
He was appointed by the University of Pretoria’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila among 2023’s top most influential Africans
This UBC prof is making waves worldwide in sustainable ocean resource management
Dr. Rashid Sumaila participated in World Food Day event, October 16, 2023
Dr. Rashid Sumaila was a panelist as part of the “World Food Day 2023: Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave no one behind” event on October 16, 2023
UBC researcher awarded the prestigious Prince Albert I medal from the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco
Internationally renowned fisheries researcher, Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila, has been recognized by the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco with the 2023 Albert I Grand Medal in the Science category.
Market-based solution makes the case for blue carbon
Over 120 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent could be sequestered every year by 2050 by applying a market-based solution (MBS) to global fisheries that would allow fishers to decide whether – at certain times – it is more profitable to go fish or to remain at port.
FERU welcomes Ema Fatima
The Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries would like to welcome Ema Fatima. Originally from India, her early life was spent in a landlocked state, situated close to the eastern Himalayan range. During her undergraduate studies in a coastal city that they were first introduced to marine-related subjects […]
From convenience to crisis: The single-use water sachet dilemma in Africa
In some African countries, the rate of single-use plastic waste is increasing. Article from the Solving FCB unit.