Natalie Ban
Professor & President's Chair
Environmental Studies
Accepting graduate students
- Contact:
- Office: DTB B250 nban@uvic.ca 250-853-3569
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- Credentials:
- PhD (Resource Management and Environmental Studies) 2008, University of British Columbia
- Area of expertise:
- Marine conservation, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, marine ethnoecology, fisheries, community-engaged research.
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Office Hours
By appointment only.
Prospective graduate students, please review the guidance on and the Environmental Studies website.
Interests
- supporting Indigenous-led environmental stewardship, especially in marine and coastal systems
- fisheries management, focused on Indigenous-led fisheries stewardship and weaving with fisheries science
- marine spatial planning and marine protected area design and management
- human uses and impacts on the marine environment
- effects of social-ecological dynamics on marine systems, including climate change
About Natalie Ban
Natalie joined the School of Environmental Studies in January 2013. Trained in geography, resource management and environmental studies, Natalie’s research is at the forefront of seeking solutions to contemporary challenges related to marine conservation and fisheries. Her research embraces multiple perspectives, diversities of solutions, and ways of knowing. Her team’s research priorities are shaped by the research needs and opportunities of partners, especially First Nations. Her research team is comprised of researchers who are passionate about making a difference in our oceans and coastal ecosystems through research and community engagement.
The work focuses on coastal and marine conservation and social-ecological systems, and integrates natural and social sciences, and braids together western and Indigenous knowledges when appropriate and led by Indigenous partners.