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Rob Kozak
Professor and Dean of Faculty of Forestry, UBC
Rob Kozak is a Professor and Dean at the UBC Faculty of Forestry and the former Associate Dean, Academic and Head of the Wood Science Department.
His current research and teaching interests, as part of the Forests and Communities in Transition Lab, revolve around sustainable business management practices and issues and providing business-based solutions to complex problems related to sustainable development, forestry, wood products, and the emerging conservation economy.
Currently, his work focuses on the well being of forest-dependent communities, international development and poverty alleviation strategies, forest certification, corporate social responsibility, and forest sector sustainability and competitiveness. He has published and presented his work widely, and is actively involved in service to the university and the broader academic community.
In recognition of his work, he was awarded the International Union of Forest Research Organization’s Scientific Achievement Award in 2014, a Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry honoris causa from the University of Helsinki in 2021, an Honorary Professorship at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in 2024, and is a two-time recipient of the Killam Teaching Prize in 2001 and 2014.
Further information: https://profiles.forestry.ubc.ca/person/robert-kozak/
Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia
Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
2716 – 2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
+1 (604) 822-2402