Ira Sutherland
Systems Ecologist at Essa Technologies Ltd Nature-based Solutions @Essa Technologies Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Systems Ecologist at Essa Technologies Ltd Nature-based Solutions @Essa Technologies Ltd
Vancouver, BC, CA
ESSA brings together people, science, and analytical tools to sustain healthy ecosystems and human communities, and has been doing so for over 40 years. Within ESSA\'s broader focus on creativity, learning, and systems-thinking, I\'m supporting the nature-based solutions team, with a particular focus on (1) carbon budget modelling,(2) ecosystem services assessments,(3) forest landscape planning,(4) cumulative effects assessment, and (5) developing (coding) related decision support tools.
EDUCATION
McGill University - Macdonald Campus
Masters of Science (MSc)
The University of British Columbia
Bachelors of Science (BSc)
The University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Langara College
Associate of Arts (AA)
SKILLS
ABOUT IRA SUTHERLAND
I am a systems thinker and aspire to apply my knowledge and skills that are centered around forest landscapes and social-ecological systems to help understand and navigate complex environmental tradeoffs. I embrace complexity and strive to support processes that are good for both people and the environment. This intention underlies my commitment to careful listening, learning, and reflecting; thinking across scales; collaborating across disciplines, cultures and worldviews; and, ultimately, building a more integrated understanding of landscapes. I have diverse experience as a traveler (40+ countries), adventurer (>125 mountains km of bicycle travel) public spokesperson, and leader in climate action and moving forward dialogue on old-growth forest stewarship. I am a Registered Professional Forester and have published peer-reviewed articles and reports centered on ecosystem services, historical ecology, forestry, and transdisciplinarity. My Dissertation at UBC analyzed the historical and systemic roots of forest management challenges in BC and advances a dynamic perspective of how landscapes, ecosystem services, and society are co-evolving through time.
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