Robert Kozak

Robert Kozak is a Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He is based in the Office of The Dean at the Forest Sciences Centre, Vancouver, BC. His research and teaching focus on sustainable business management practices within forestry and the emerging conservation economy.

• Research Areas: Human Dimensions of the Environment, Forest-Dependent Communities in Transition, International Development, Poverty Alleviation, Forest Certification, Value-Added Strategies, Climate Action Pathways, Recognitional Justice in Urban Greening.

Current Projects: He leads research initiatives funded by SSHRC Insight Grants and MITACS Elevate Grants, including enhancing community forest enterprises, exploring climate action pathways for a net-zero carbon economy, and addressing recognitional justice in urban greening.

• Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (2000)
• Killam Teaching Prize (2001, 2014)
• IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award (2014)
• Doctor of Agriculture and Forestry honoris causa, University of Helsinki (2022)

Kozak serves on advisory teams and collaborates with institutions like the Forests and Communities in Transition Lab (FACT). He is not currently accepting new graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.