Jeanine Rhemtulla

Jeanine Rhemtulla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry. She directs the Landscapes & Livelihoods Lab, focusing on reconciling biodiversity conservation with sustainable livelihoods through spatial analysis of multi-functional landscapes.

• Applied Conservation Science
• Ecosystems and Climate Change
• Human Dimensions of the Environment

Her research integrates landscape ecology, historical ecology, and socio-economic factors to address land-use conflicts. Key projects span Canada, Ecuador, and Mexico, examining agroforestry systems, forest restoration, and climate change impacts on ecosystem services.

Recent publications analyze:

• Landscape-scale interactions between natural disturbances and human management
• Trade-offs in global restoration pledges
• Geospatial methodologies using machine learning
• Human dietary dependencies on forest ecosystems
• Historical institutional legacies in forest landscapes