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British Columbia
Also known as: British Columbian
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“The Old Foods Are the New Foods!”: Erosion and Revitalization of ... frontiersin.org 13 facts
referenceDouglas C. Harris's 2001 book 'Fish, Law, and Colonialism: The Legal Capture of Salmon in British Columbia' analyzes the legal history of salmon fishing in British Columbia.
referenceB. R. Beckwith authored the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation 'The Queen Root of This Clime: Ethnoecological Investigations of Blue Camas (Camassia quamash, C. leichtlinii; Liliaceae) Landscapes on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia' at the University of Victoria.
referenceIn the 1997 book 'The Indian History of British Columbia: The Impact of the White Man,' W. Duff examines the historical impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples in British Columbia.
referenceL. Joseph authored a 2012 MSc thesis at the University of Victoria titled 'Finding our roots: ethnoecological restoration of Lhásem (Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl), an iconic plant food in the Squamish River Estuary, British Columbia.'
referenceNancy J. Turner, M. B. Ignace, and R. E. Ignace published 'Traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom of aboriginal peoples in British Columbia' in Ecological Applications in 2000.
referenceTurner and Thompson (2006) compiled a record of the plants used by the Gitga'at people in Hartley Bay, British Columbia.
referenceT. Gomes's 2012 Master's thesis, 'Restoring Tl'chés: an ethnoecological restoration study in Chatham Islands, British Columbia, Canada,' focuses on ethnoecological restoration.
referenceNancy J. Turner published '"Time to burn": traditional use of fire to enhance resource production by aboriginal peoples in British Columbia' in 1999, which documents the use of fire by indigenous peoples to enhance resource production.
referenceThe 1982 study by Kuhnlein, Turner, and Kluckner titled 'Nutritional significance of two important root foods (springbank clover and Pacific silverweed) use by Native People of the coast of British Columbia' documents the nutritional value of these specific root foods for Indigenous populations.
referenceNancy J. Turner, D. Deur, and D. Lepofsky published 'Plant management systems of British Columbia's first peoples' in the volume 'Ethnobotany in British Columbia: Plants and People in a Changing World' in 2013.
accountTurner et al. (2012) describe the fall feasts of the Gitga'at community of Hartley Bay, British Columbia, as a method to feed the people.
referenceIn the 2013 article 'The nutrition of Lodgepole pine cambium (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm. ex S. Wats.): a springtime candy of people and animals in British Columbia,' M. Dilbone, N. J. Turner, and P. von Aderkas analyze the nutritional value of Lodgepole pine cambium as a traditional food source.
referenceThe 1985 study by Lepofsky, Turner, and Kuhnlein titled 'Determining the availability of traditional wild plant foods: an example of Nuxalk foods, Bella Coola, BC' analyzes the availability of traditional wild plant foods for the Nuxalk people.
Carbon Pricing for Inclusive Prosperity: The Role of Public Support econfip.org 4 facts
claimThe center-right government of British Columbia designed a carbon tax reform that gained broad political acceptance by securing support from both an environmentally aware electorate and the business community.
claimSweden, Switzerland, and the Canadian province of British Columbia are examples of jurisdictions that successfully passed and preserved carbon tax policies.
claimThe Canadian province of British Columbia created strong constituencies in favor of carbon pricing by returning all carbon tax revenues to households and firms.
claimSwitzerland and British Columbia utilize a carbon tax, the European Union and South Korea utilize an emission-trading system, and California utilizes an emission-trading system with a price corridor for permit auctions.
An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning ... ecologyandsociety.org 2 facts
referenceThe paper 'Accelerating the sustainability transition: exploring synergies between adaptation and mitigation in British Columbian communities' by Shaw et al. (2014) was published in Global Environmental Change, volume 25, pages 41-51.
measurementThe majority of Safe Passage interview participants were based in Ontario (15) and Alberta (7), with additional participants from British Columbia (2), Nova Scotia (3), and Manitoba (1).
How governments address climate change through carbon pricing ... nature.com Apr 15, 2025 2 facts
referenceKarapin, R. (2020) published 'The political viability of carbon pricing: policy design and framing in British Columbia and California' in Review of Policy Research.
referenceKarapin, R. (2020) authored 'The political viability of carbon pricing: policy design and framing in British Columbia and California' published in Review of Policy Research.
The SAGE Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood sk.sagepub.com 1 fact
claimMichelle Tannock is a Lecturer of Early Childhood Education at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia, Canada, and has previously held posts as a Visiting Professor at the University of Victoria and an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
'Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review - Variety variety.com Apr 7, 2020 1 fact
claimThe documentary film 'Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind' features various clips of alleged UFO sightings, including footage from March 16, 2017, in Newport Beach, California, and September 21, 2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Editorial: Local, traditional and indigenous food systems in the 21st ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceKuhnlein and Chotiboriboon analyzed methods to strengthen Indigenous Peoples' food systems using case studies from the Nuxalk Nation in British Columbia, Canada, and the Pwo Karen People of the Sanephong Community in Thailand.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceKuhnlein (1990) documented the nutrient values of indigenous wild plant greens and roots used by the Nuxalk people of Bella Coola, British Columbia.
A review of climate change impacts on migration patterns of marine ... frontiersin.org Oct 25, 2024 1 fact
claimAncient murrelets (Synthliboramphus antiquus) that breed on islands in British Columbia and the Aleutian Archipelago migrate to the northern Bering and Chukchi seas after their breeding periods.
Comparable Ages for the Independent Origins of Electrogenesis in ... journals.plos.org 1 fact
accountPreliminary results of the study 'Comparable Ages for the Independent Origins of Electrogenesis in...' were presented in 2007 at the Electrosensory Systems satellite meeting to the 8th International Congress of Neuroethology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.