Meet Your Instructors

Dr. Guangyu Wang

Dr. Guangyu Wang’s research interests include sustainable forest management and integrated watershed management, specifically using computer modeling applications. He has completed several research projects on watershed-scale forest restoration and sustainable development projects, wherein he used system dynamic approaches, bioregional assessments, and geographic information systems techniques to analyze the mechanisms of ecosystem degradation and model broad land use management. One of his major research focuses involves examining Chinese forest management practices, where he has been able to develop novel management plans and sustainable management models for Chinese forests. Furthermore, Dr. Wang is currently involved in serval researches related to climate change, forest adaptation, and carbon market mechanism.

As a previous business professional, Dr. Wang is also interested in the strategic planning and financial management of natural resources, in addition to the public perception and implementation efficiency of land-use change policies.

https://forestry.ubc.ca/faculty-profile/guangyu-wang/ 

Dr. Anil Shrestha

Dr. Anil Shrestha is a conservation scientist. He brings more than 10 years of interdisciplinary experience in conservation science from Nepal, Norway, South Africa, China, Southeast Asia, and Canada. His research interest spans across conservation of threatened species and ecosystems under global change, forest carbon management, and developing a new generation of protected areas. Prior to UBC, he worked as a senior research scientist at WWF, Nepal conducting research on socio-ecological issues of apex predator conservation in the Himalayas and low land terai of Nepal.

https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=Cq_dp_wAAAAJ&hl=en