Idil Boran, York University

Research

Biodiversity Ecosystem services Human health Environmental multilateralism Indigenous knowledge Climate adaptation Climate mitigation Nature-based Solutions

Latest papers

From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action.
npj climate action · 2025
The global biodiversity framework needs a robust action agenda.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2023
Principles of Public Reason in the UNFCCC: Rethinking the Equity Framework.
Science and engineering ethics · 2017 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

BioCAM4 - Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions for Planet, People, and Human Health
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$999,759
The idea of a market for carbon and its implications for philosophy and public policy
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$36,155

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action.

Hagenström P, Pettorelli N, Boran I, Bridgewater P, Pugley DD, Folkard-Tapp H, Hsu A, Imbach P, Kok MTJ, VanDeveer SD, Widerberg O, Chan S

npj climate action2025

DOI: 10.1038/s44168-025-00307-5 PMID: 41189904

02

The global biodiversity framework needs a robust action agenda.

Chan S, Bauer S, Betsill MM, Biermann F, Boran I, Bridgewater P, Bulkeley H, Bustamente MMC, Deprez A, Dodds F, Hoffmann M, Hornidge AK, Hughes A, Imbach P, Ivanova M, Köberle A, Kok MTJ, Lwasa S, Morrison T, Pörtner HO, Sari AP, VanDeveer SD, Vollmer D, Widerberg O, Pettorelli N

Nature ecology & evolution2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01953-2 PMID: 36443469

03

Principles of Public Reason in the UNFCCC: Rethinking the Equity Framework.

Boran I

Science and engineering ethics2017First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11948-016-9779-9 PMID: 27116037

BioCAM4 - Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions for Planet, People, and Human Health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - International

Principal investigators: Boran, Idil

$999,759

The idea of a market for carbon and its implications for philosophy and public policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Boran, Idil

Keywords: climate change; emissions trading; cap-and-trade; ethics and markets; environmenltal ethics and policy; cooperative benefits; business and society; business ethics; corporate social responsibility; state regulation; social contract; global justice

$36,155

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biodiversity Dear Professor Boran, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "From pledges to places: action agendas need spatial data to integrate climate and biodiversity action." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "BioCAM4 - Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions for Planet, People, and Human Health" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]