Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Gabriel Blouin-Demers (English and French)
Full Professor, Biology Department, Faculty of Science
[email protected]
Tel : 613-562-5800, extension 6749
Professor Blouin-Demers' expertise lies in:
- reptiles and amphibians
- laws and treaties protecting endangered species
- biodiversity crisis
- ecology and biology of conservation
Jeremy Kerr (English only)
Full Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, and University Research Chair in Macroecology and Conservation.
[email protected]
Professor Kerr is a global leader in biodiversity and conservation research and climate change. He is an award-winning communicator and the co-founder of leading citizen science programs, e-Butterfly and BumblebeeWatch. His contributions to biodiversity research have led to many awards, including election as a lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Giuliano Reis (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, and Institute of the Environment.
[email protected]
Tél : 613.568.5800, ext. 4497
Professor Reis' research interest is in environmental education, with a focus on the socio-scientific aspects of the Anthropocene.
Konrad Gajewski (English and French)
Full Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, Faculty of Arts
[email protected]
Tél : 613.562.5800, ext 1057
Professor Gajewski can analyse biodiversity and the science behind it and themes such as global warming, climate change and biodiversity, ecological processes, plants and forests, environment and habitats.
Jean-Thomas Bernard (English and French)
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences. Faculty affiliate, Institute of the Environment.
[email protected]
Professor Bernard can provide analysis of the impact of energy and forest exploitation in Quebec.
Thomas Burelli (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section, and Co-Director of the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at uOttawa.
[email protected]
Expertise: Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, Nagoya Protocol, access and benefit sharing.
Aimée Craft (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Indigenous rights, water rights, traditional Indigenous law.
Nathalie Chalifour (English and French)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Climate change, economic measures available to protect the environment.
Lynda Hubert Ta (English and French)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Biodiversity and extractive industries, climate change.
Chidi Oguamanam (English only)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise : Genetic resources, traditional knowledge, biotechnology.
Heather McLeod-Kilmurray (English and French)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Food supply and agriculture.
Sarah Berger Richardson (English and French)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Food supply and agriculture.
David Robitaille (English and French)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Municipalities, environmental law
Sophie Thériault (English and French)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
[email protected]
Expertise: Food supply, extractive industries.