NAT KNOWLES

Wilderness Conservationist | Outdoor Athlete | Climate Scientist

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Fueled by a love of the mountains to help solve environment & climate challenges by aligning interests in profitability & sustainability

CURRENT PROJECTS

THE KAYAPO PROJECT

Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Tourism Development

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PROTECT OUR WINTERS CANADA

Climate Science Alliance & Hot Planet Cool Athletes Program

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Squaw delivered with blue skies and swee

MITACS GLOBALINK - UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK

SkiSim Climate Modeling

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Please feel free to get in touch to learn more about existing project, for research support or consultation, or to collaborate on an upcoming project together.

RESEARCH

Currently a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo, my research focuses on the intersection of outdoor recreation and environmental sustainability. I aim to identify strategies that use tourism to help build climate resilience in mountain communities. I am also interested in how adventure tourism aligns with biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Previously I completed a Master of Science in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at the University of Oxford and a BA in Anthropology and Geography at the University of Denver, while a member of the NCAA Div 1 Ski Team.

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