Current Events
List of PROGRESS Lab current events
Sustainability is a Team Effort: PROGRESS Lab Featured in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix
The PROGRESS (Practices of governance, resilience, environmental and social sustainability) Lab was featured in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, showcasing Dr. Maureen Reed, Michaela Sid...
Pioneering paths to a sustainable future: honouring Black excellence in sustainability
SENS student and Vanier Scholar Gilbert Adum's journey has taught him the importance of collaboration and the willingness to listen and learn from others, including Indigenous Peop...
Wildfire Evacuation Article Featured in The Conversation
Read the recent release from Dr. Maureen Reed, Dr. Amber Fletcher, and Dr. Heidi Walker, profiling work from Michaela Sidloski (TRANSECTS alum) and others.
Article Release: Guiding Principles for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research and Practice
Recent article published in People and Nature By Maureen G. Reed, James P. Robson, Mariana Campos Rivera, Franciso Chapela, Iain Davidson-Hunt, Peter Friedrichsen, Eleanor Haine, A...
Initial Findings Notice: Building a Pathway to Climate Resilience in Tsaa? Çhé Ne Dane
Research update on the collaborative project between Tsaa? Çhé Ne Dane (Doig River First Nation, or DRFN) in northern British Columbia and Michaela Sidloski (a doctoral candidate a...
USask's Grand Opening of the Jane and Ron Graham Centre for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Read the article below featuring the grand opening of the Jane and Ron Graham Centre for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Video for the UNESCO Chairs Conference
The following video was created by the UNESCO Co-chairs in Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, Reconciliation and Renewal, Dr. James Robson and Dr. Maureen Reed for the UNESCO C...
Conservation, learning, reconciliation
Community engagement, including with First Nations partners, is bringing together a wide range of stakeholders for conservation efforts. Examples are the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in...
Call for Student Applications: Summer Opportunity in Germany!
We are excited to announce our call for student applications to the August 2022 Summer School in Germany! The application deadline is April 25th.
Welcome, Gilbert!
We are excited to announce that Gilbert Adum, a PhD student, joined the PROGRESS Lab group. His current research focuses on conservation with equity in the Redberry Lake Biosphere ...
Maureen and Jim visit partners in Germany!
In November, 2021, Drs. Maureen Reed and Jim Robson visited Germany to meet new collaborators at Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development, Leuphana University, and German B...
PROGRESS Lab member, Michaela Sidloski, writes a blog post for the Smart Prosperity Institute on her current research
Can multi-level governance support Indigenous self-determination in climate change decision-making?: Canada’s governance structure has the potential to support the emergence of mul...
Check out this blog on Maureen, Stephen and John’s Report on Diversity in Canada’s Forest Sector
To learn about diversity in Canada’s forest sector, read this blog post highlighting a report co-authored by Dr. Stephen Wyatt, Dr. Maureen Reed, Xue Feng, Dr. John Boakye-Danquah,...
SEN's alumnus and PROGRESS Lab member, Dr John Boakye-Danquah, leads undergraduate students to present their ideas to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals!
John has successfully led an intercession course at the McMaster University that provided an opportunity for undergraduate students to present their ideas to address the United Nat...
We have funding!
We are pleased that the application by Maureen Reed, Sheri Andrews-Key, and Michaela Sidloski to the Smart Prosperity Institute was awarded. Dr. Andrews-Key (a SENS adjunct and Pri...
Congratulations to Michaela!
Congratulations to Michaela Sidloski who was recently awarded a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship for her doctoral research about Climate change adaptati...
Heidi Walker successfully defends her PhD!!
Congratulations to Heidi Walker who successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Building inclusive responses to climate hazards: An intersectional analysis of wildfire in northern ...
Celebrating Diversity With Michaela Sidloski
Michaela Sidloski is CPAWS-SK’s summer mapping technician for 2020. She is currently working towards a Master’s degree in Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saska...
SENS researchers reaching out to Indigenous partners
Creating reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities is an important focus for current and future research, according to a pair of internationally regarded professors in t...
Striking Balance Season 2
After two and a half years, 307 interviews, and over 250 days of filming, Season 2 of Striking Balance is set to premiere this fall to audiences across Canada. Through 9 x 50 min. ...
Congratulations Amanda and Tegan!
On November 13th both Amanda and Tegan convocated with a Master's of Environment and Sustainability. The ceremony took place at Merlis Belsher Place, and Amanda and Tegan crossed t...
Congratulations to Amanda Lindgren!
We celebrate the success of Amanda Lindgren who successfully defended her Masters thesis entitled, “Exploring the effectiveness of Canadian forest advisory committees for advancing...
Congratulations Maureen Reed
On May 28, 2019, Maureen received the Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography from the Canadian Association of Geographers.
Congratulations Ms Tegan Brock!
Tegan successfully defended her MES thesis, “Characterizing Good-Practice Engagement Between Resource Developers and Indigenous Communities in Northern Saskatchewan”. The day after...
Congratulations Ms Sandra Betancur!
We are pleased to announce that Sandra graduated at this year’s Spring Convocation. Her Master’s thesis, entitled, “Inside the Rez Cross: An Assessment of Hosting Evacuees During a...
Congratulations Dr. John Boakye-Danquah!
We are pleased to announce that John graduated at this year’s Spring Convocation. He received the Mowat Award for his PhD dissertation, entitled, “The Contributions of Model Forest...
Congratulations to Bimala Khanal
We celebrate the success of Bimala Khanal who successfully defended her Masters thesis entitled, “Raising voices, broadening interests: A longitudinal examination of gender and div...
Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association, and the School of Environment and Sustainability meet in Ottawa.
In June 2018, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO held its annual general meeting.
Saskatoon gets a new bridge, “Chief Mistawasis”
Chief Daryl Watson accepted the name of the new bridge in Saskatoon, named for Chief Mistawasis who was the first Indigenous signatory of Treaty 6. The School of Environment and Su...
Celebration at the PROGRESS Lab
The PROGRESS Lab Celebrates together various accomplishments. Drs Felicitas Egunyu and Razak Abu, best wishes in your new adventure.
SENS and Mistawasis Discuss Initiatives to Strengthen Collaborations
On May 30, 2018, Chief Daryl Watson of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak and President Peter Stoicheff of the University of Saskatchewan met to discuss how to strengthen relationships between M...
Sandra attends Emergency Management Forum for First Nations
The Emergency Management Forum for First Nations communities took place in Saskatoon from February 27th to March 1st, 2018.
Tegan complets a Mitacs internship at SaskPower’s Aboriginal Relations Department
Tegan recently completed a three-month Mitacs internship at SaskPower’s Aboriginal Relations Department in Regina. During her internship, she was exposed to various community files...
Sandra presents research results to Chief and Council of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation
On January 10 2018, Sandra presented her research results to Chief and Council of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation.
Congratulations to Dr. Razak Abu!
We celebrate the success of Razak Abu who successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled, “Knowledge, Use, and Change in the Saskatchewan River Delta: Assessing the Changing ...
Tegan completes internship with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Lands and Resources Office in La Ronge, Saskacthewan
As part of her thesis research on good-practices of engagement with Indigenous communities, Tegan spent four spring and summer months this year situated on the southwestern shores ...
Co-building sustainability and reconciliation – A Connection event in Canada
From June 19-June 22, 2017, biosphere reserve practitioners from across Canada met with their Indigenous partners, academics, and governing representatives to better understand wh...
Bimala and John attend CAG 2017 Conference in York University, Canada
On May 29 – June 2, 2017 Bimala and John attended the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) 2017 Conference. The CAG 2017 conference was hosted by York University and the confe...
RCE Saskatchewan recognizes the Prince Albert Model Forest for its sustainability initiatives
On Wednesday May 3 2017, we shared in the successes of our fellows-in-sustainability!
SENS and Mistawasis Nêhiyawak signed an agreement to work together
On April 28, 2017, the School of Environment and Sustainability and Mistawasis Nêhiyawak signed an agreement to work together.
Maureen attends the EuroMAB conference in Sarlat la Canéda
On April 4-7, 2017 Maureen attended the EuroMAB conference in Sarlat la Canéda, France. EuroMAB is the network of European and North American biosphere reserves.
PROGRESS Lab attends SENS Annual Symposium
The SENS Annual Symposium took place on March 31st, 2017. Two members of the PROGRESS Lab; John and Christopher, presented the findings of their research at the Symposium.
John visits Japan to present findings of his research on the role of the Kyoto Model Forest Association (KMFA) in forest governance
From 10 – 14 March 2017, John visited Japan to present the findings of his research on the role of the Kyoto Model Forest Association (KMFA) in the governance of small-scale forest...
John's preliminary report of his research experience from the Eastern Ontario, Canada.
From July 4th through to, August 1st, 2016, John undertook data collection in Eastern Ontario, Canada.
The PROGRESS Lab attends ISSRM Conference in Michigan
From June 22 – 26, 2016, five students and three faculty in the PROGRESS Lab and SENS participated in the International Symposium for Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) held a...
The PROGRESS lab goes to the Prince Albert Model Forest Annual General Meeting
Approximately 10 Students and faculty in the PROGRESS lab, SENS and the Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy attended the Annual meeting of the Prince Albert Model Forest on Thu...
Razak held verification workshop in Cumberland House
On June 1, 2016, Razak held a meeting in his study community, Cumberland House in northern Saskatchewan, to present preliminary results/analysis of his research to the local partic...