The University of British Columbia’s (UBC’s) Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship (FES) – formerly known as the Faculty of Forestry – is advancing research that links forests and nature-based solutions to human health and sustainable forestry. It’s training the next generation of environmental stewards to think beyond traditional forestry and toward solutions for people and the planet. “Foundationally, our focus is on forests and forestry, but it goes well beyond that,” says Dr. Robert Kozak, professor and dean of FES, which recently rebranded to better represent its expanding scope. “We wanted a name that reflected what we do, and that’s thinking about environmental issues in big, holistic, interdisciplinary ways.” The faculty’s name change is part of its evolution. “We’re just beginning to fully understand the impacts that nature and natural elements can have on human health,” Dr. Kozak says.