Elena Bennett, McGill University

Research

ecosystem services ecosystem modelling landscape ecology resilience complex systems sustainability science ecology enviromental monitoring

Latest papers

A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health-Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations.
The Lancet. Planetary health · 2024
WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2021
Researcher engagement in policy deemed societally beneficial yet unrewarded.
Frontiers in ecology and the environment · 2019

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Fostering sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a resilient and thriving food system in the Northwest Territories through co-created action and research
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,986,516
Developing an International Society for Social-Ecological Systems
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,660
Valuing urban ecosystems (VUE): Using Environment-Ecosystem Accounting to Evaluate Nature's Contribution to People in Canadian Cities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$58,080

All 19 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health-Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations.

Gupta J, Bai X, Liverman DM, Rockström J, Qin D, Stewart-Koster B, Rocha JC, Jacobson L, Abrams JF, Andersen LS, Armstrong McKay DI, Bala G, Bunn SE, Ciobanu D, DeClerck F, Ebi KL, Gifford L, Gordon C, Hasan S, Kanie N, Lenton TM, Loriani S, Mohamed A, Nakicenovic N, Obura D, Ospina D, Prodani K, Rammelt C, Sakschewski B, Scholtens J, Tharammal T, van Vuuren D, Verburg PH, Winkelmann R, Zimm C, Bennett E, Bjørn A, Bringezu S, Broadgate WJ, Bulkeley H, Crona B, Green PA, Hoff H, Huang L, Hurlbert M, Inoue CYA, Kılkış Ş, Lade SJ, Liu J, Nadeem I, Ndehedehe C, Okereke C, Otto IM, Pedde S, Pereira L, Schulte-Uebbing L, Tàbara JD, de Vries W, Whiteman G, Xiao C, Xu X, Zafra-Calvo N, Zhang X, Fezzigna P, Gentile G

The Lancet. Planetary health2024

DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00042-1 PMID: 39276783

02

WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies.

Sumaila UR, Skerritt DJ, Schuhbauer A, Villasante S, Cisneros-Montemayor AM, Sinan H, Burnside D, Abdallah PR, Abe K, Addo KA, Adelsheim J, Adewumi IJ, Adeyemo OK, Adger N, Adotey J, Advani S, Afrin Z, Aheto D, Akintola SL, Akpalu W, Alam L, Alava JJ, Allison EH, Amon DJ, Anderies JM, Anderson CM, Andrews E, Angelini R, Anna Z, Antweiler W, Arizi EK, Armitage D, Arthur RI, Asare N, Asche F, Asiedu B, Asuquo F, Badmus L, Bailey M, Ban N, Barbier EB, Barley S, Barnes C, Barrett S, Basurto X, Belhabib D, Bennett E, Bennett NJ, Benzaken D, Blasiak R, Bohorquez JJ, Bordehore C, Bornarel V, Boyd DR, Breitburg D, Brooks C, Brotz L, Campbell D, Cannon S, Cao L, Cardenas Campo JC, Carpenter S, Carpenter G, Carson RT, Carvalho AR, Castrejón M, Caveen AJ, Chabi MN, Chan KMA, Chapin FS, Charles T, Cheung W, Christensen V, Chuku EO, Church T, Clark C, Clarke TM, Cojocaru AL, Copeland B, Crawford B, Crépin AS, Crowder LB, Cury P, Cutting AN, Daily GC, Da-Rocha JM, Das A, de la Puente S, de Zeeuw A, Deikumah SKS, Deith M, Dewitte B, Doubleday N, Duarte CM, Dulvy NK, Eddy T, Efford M, Ehrlich PR, Elsler LG, Fakoya KA, Falaye AE, Fanzo J, Fitzsimmons C, Flaaten O, Florko KRN, Aviles MF, Folke C, Forrest A, Freeman P, Freire KMF, Froese R, Frölicher TL, Gallagher A, Garcon V, Gasalla MA, Gephart JA, Gibbons M, Gillespie K, Giron-Nava A, Gjerde K, Glaser S, Golden C, Gordon L, Govan H, Gryba R, Halpern BS, Hanich Q, Hara M, Harley CDG, Harper S, Harte M, Helm R, Hendrix C, Hicks CC, Hood L, Hoover C, Hopewell K, Horta E Costa BB, Houghton JDR, Iitembu JA, Isaacs M, Isahaku S, Ishimura G, Islam M, Issifu I, Jackson J, Jacquet J, Jensen OP, Ramon JJ, Jin X, Jonah A, Jouffray JB, Juniper SK, Jusoh S, Kadagi I, Kaeriyama M, Kaiser MJ, Kaiser BA, Kakujaha-Matundu O, Karuaihe ST, Karumba M, Kemmerly JD, Khan AS, Kimani P, Kleisner K, Knowlton N, Kotowicz D, Kurien J, Kwong LE, Lade S, Laffoley D, Lam ME, Lam VWL, Lange GM, Latif MT, Le Billon P, Le Brenne V, Le Manach F, Levin SA, Levin L, Limburg KE, List J, Lombard AT, Lopes PFM, Lotze HK, Mallory TG, Mangar RS, Marszalec D, Mattah P, Mayorga J, McAusland C, McCauley DJ, McLean J, McMullen K, Meere F, Mejaes A, Melnychuk M, Mendo J, Micheli F, Millage K, Miller D, Mohamed KS, Mohammed E, Mokhtar M, Morgan L, Muawanah U, Munro GR, Murray G, Mustafa S, Nayak P, Newell D, Nguyen T, Noack F, Nor AM, Nunoo FKE, Obura D, Okey T, Okyere I, Onyango P, Oostdijk M, Orlov P, Österblom H, Owens D, Owens T, Oyinlola M, Pacoureau N, Pakhomov E, Abrantes JP, Pascual U, Paulmier A, Pauly D, Pèlèbè ROE, Peñalosa D, Pennino MG, Peterson G, Pham TTT, Pinkerton E, Polasky S, Polunin NVC, Prah E, Ramírez J, Relano V, Reygondeau G, Robadue D, Roberts C, Rogers A, Roumbedakis K, Sala E, Scheffer M, Segerson K, Seijo JC, Seto KC, Shogren JF, Silver JJ, Singh G, Soszynski A, Splichalova DV, Spring M, Stage J, Stephenson F, Stewart BD, Sultan R, Suttle C, Tagliabue A, Tall A, Talloni-Álvarez N, Tavoni A, Taylor DRF, Teh LSL, Teh LCL, Thiebot JB, Thiele T, Thilsted SH, Thumbadoo RV, Tigchelaar M, Tol RSJ, Tortell P, Troell M, Uzmanoğlu MS, van Putten I, van Santen G, Villaseñor-Derbez JC, Wabnitz CCC, Walsh M, Walsh JP, Wambiji N, Weber EU, Westley F, Williams S, Wisz MS, Worm B, Xiao L, Yagi N, Yamazaki S, Yang H, Zeller D

Science (New York, N.Y.)2021

DOI: 10.1126/science.abm1680 PMID: 34709891

03

Researcher engagement in policy deemed societally beneficial yet unrewarded.

Singh GG, Farjalla VF, Chen B, Pelling AE, Ceyhan E, Dominik M, Alisic E, Kerr J, Selin NE, Bassioni G, Bennett E, Kemp AH, Chan KM

Frontiers in ecology and the environment2019

DOI: 10.1002/fee.2084 PMID: 31875865

Fostering sustainable agriculture as the foundation of a resilient and thriving food system in the Northwest Territories through co-created action and research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Spring, Andrew J.

Keywords: Food systems; Northwest Territories; Climate Change; agriculture; Wildfire' Resilience; sustainable farmer-led research; traditional food

$1,986,516

Developing an International Society for Social-Ecological Systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bennett, Elena M.

Keywords: social-ecological systems; society; interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; academic society;

$44,660

Valuing urban ecosystems (VUE): Using Environment-Ecosystem Accounting to Evaluate Nature's Contribution to People in Canadian Cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Robinson, Brian E.

Keywords: environmental-economic accounting; ecosystem services; ecosystem valuation; natural capital

$58,080

Citizen Inclusion in Power-Sharing Settlements

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Open Research Area

Principal investigators: McCulloch, Allison

Keywords: power-sharing; adoptability; adaptability; citizen inclusion; peace negotiations; peace settlements; referendums

$137,360

Challenges and opportunities for the Quebec cranberry industry: towards better management of wild pollinators

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gillung, Jessica J

Keywords: agricultural entomology; agroecology; ecosystem services; functional and phylogenetic diversity; pollination biology; sustainability

$135,000

NSERC CREATE in Science Leadership for Global Sustainability

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon HD

Keywords: climate change; data science; earth systems science; environmental science; gidital innovation; leadership; sustainability science; sustainability transitions; sustainable development goals; system dynamics

$1,350,000

Marine Arctic Resilience, Adaptations and Transformations (MARAT)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on Arctic Sustainability and Resilience

Principal investigators: Moore, Jean-Sébastien

$225,000

Sustainability Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Bennett, Elena

$100,000

Sustainability Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Bennett, Elena

Keywords: sustainability; sustainability science; ecosystem services; ; complex systems; ecosystem service modelling; systems ; ecology

$800,000

Mapping spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystem services interactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bennett, Elena

Keywords: agroecology; ecosystem ecology; ecosystem management; ecosystem modelling; ecosystem services; landscape ecology; multifunctional landscapes; resilience

$330,000

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

Frequent collaborators

William Cheung and Boris Worm: 7 shared papers
Daniel Pauly and William Cheung: 3 shared papers
Philippe Le Billon and Daniel Pauly: 2 shared papers
Daniel Pauly and Boris Worm: 2 shared papers
Boris Worm and Villy Christensen: 2 shared papers
Bing Chen and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Philippe Le Billon: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Curtis Suttle: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and William Cheung: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Villy Christensen: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Kristen Hopewell and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Curtis Suttle: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Villy Christensen: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Philippe Le Billon and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Brian Copeland: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Natalie Ban: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Tony Charles: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Curtis Suttle and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper
Brian Copeland and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Daniel Pauly and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Natalie Ban and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Tony Charles and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
William Cheung and Elena Bennett: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Philippe Tortell: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Evgeny Pakhomov: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Boris Worm: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Villy Christensen: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Tyler Eddy: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Carol McAusland: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Derek Armitage: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Megan Bailey: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Werner Antweiler: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Margot Hurlbert: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Frederik Noack: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Gerald Singh: 1 shared paper
Elena Bennett and Evan Andrews: 1 shared paper

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
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Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Biology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Department of Zoology at UBC
Environmental Management
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Tony Charles

Professor, School of the Environment & Sobey School of Business

1 shared papers, latest 2021

William Cheung

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: ecosystem services Dear Professor Bennett, 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 "A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health-Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations." (2024), 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 "Developing an International Society for Social-Ecological Systems" (2024), 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]