Welcome to the Vibrant Forest Landscapes Lab!

We are a collective of researchers within the Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Stewardship at the University of British Columbia, based in Vancouver, Canada. Our focus is on understanding the processes that enhance prosperity and promote broad sustainability outcomes in forest landscapes.

Our approach involves transdisciplinary research in collaboration with public, private, and societal stakeholders. This collaboration aims to co-generate knowledge, build capacity, and forge partnerships that maximize the benefits derived from forest landscapes. Our work covers tropical forests in Indonesia and the Congo Basin, as well as initiatives in British Columbia. We strive to influence global discussions about desirable future forest landscapes while contributing to local goals for inclusive and sustainable development.

The lab is guided by Professor Jeff Sayer, an ecologist with expertise in Tropical Forest Conservation, and Associate Professor Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono (Intu), a visual anthropologist and visual artist – both based at the Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, UBC. Prof Boedhihartono has previously served as the director of the Master of International Forestry (MIF) program and is currently engaged with the Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship (BILS) program at UBC Forestry and Environmental Stewardship.

Our research efforts are supported by a dedicated team of doctoral and master’s students and post-doctoral fellows. We actively collaborate with a variety of organizations in tropical regions as part of our extensive international network.