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Commercial fishing boats departing from Prince Rupert, B.C. Photo by: Ngaio Hotte

Single spill could wipe out economic gains from Northern Gateway

Dec. 11, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: bitumen, business, economics, Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kitamat, Prince Rupert, Rashid Sumaila, sustainability, tanker spill, UBC Fisheries Centre

UBC researchers estimate losses of $300-million, cleanup costs of up to $9.6-billion.

Taking the Earth’s pulse: UBC scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index

Feb. 20, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: AAAS, AAAS2012, ecological, economics, energy, food, Rashid Sumaila, security, sustainability, UBC Fisheries Centre

A growing world population, mixed with the threat of climate change and mounting financial problems, has prompted University of British Columbia researchers to measure the overall ‘health’ of 150 countries around the world.

Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand: UBC research

Feb. 20, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: AAAS, AAAS2012, fish, fisheries, marine, Rashid Sumaila, sustainability, UBC Fisheries Centre, William Cheung

University of British Columbia researchers have identified conservation “hot spots” around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation.

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Posts Tagged ‘Rashid Sumaila’

Single spill could wipe out economic gains from Northern Gateway

Taking the Earth’s pulse: UBC scientists unveil a new economic and environmental index

Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand: UBC research

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