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New year, new us! Let us reintroduce ourselves, we are the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Land Institute, a research institute based out of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ under the faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Land Institute, or ALI, funds and conducts research on issues related to land use in the province of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Some of these areas include soil health, agriculture, property rights, environmental risk and more. Through funding and conducting research, the Institute provides the academic basis for the formation of responsible land use policy.

We would also like to introduce our new logo! You may recognize it as we’ve already been using it on online content. Utilizing the signature green and yellow of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, ALI’s new logo brings together the tradition and respectability of the university with familiar features of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s rural and mountainous landscape. The wheat and farm buildings symbolize ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s strong agriculture industry offset by the sweeping silhouette of mountains. The space within the circle symbolizes the air and atmosphere that affect the health of our lands while the circular shape represents the continuity of how these elements are all connected and influence one another.

We recognize the importance of land use to the safety and wellbeing of all ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈns, the economy and the environment. With climate change driving an increase in natural disasters and unpredictable weather conditions, the expansion of urban areas and fragmentation of farmland due to growing populations, and a looming 2050 net-zero goal, it is more important than ever that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s land use decisions are informed by reputable and objective research.

Based out of one of Canada’s top universities, and with over a decade of expertise, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Land Institute will continue to act as a hub for research and conversations on land use issues. Our new logo represents our renewed commitment to connecting research and policy for better land management in the province of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and beyond.