Dr. John L. Innes is a Dean and Professor at the Faculty of Forestry, UBC. He is actively involved with climate change research, particularly evaluating the contribution of carbon forestry to the carbon market. In 2007, he was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) team that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. Dr. Innes teaches in the field of international and sustainable forestry. Under his leadership, the faculty has taken significant steps toward broadening the curricula and academic content to reflect changing realities in the forest and conservation sectors.