A UNESCO Chair in Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, Reconciliation and Renewal has been created at the University of Saskatchewan. It joins an international network of 700 chairs related to UNESCO. The chair is designed to work with international organizations and communities across Canada, Latin America, and South Africa to combine indigenous and western knowledge to promote productive and biodiverse landscape and territories. The chair is jointly held by Professor Maureen Reed and assistant professor James Robson, faculty members in the School of Environment and Sustainability.