PhD Student(237) 335-7526
Project
My research assesses and evaluates the impact of specific instances of bamboo industry development initiatives on communities in the Global South using a wide range of indicators: socio-economic, environmental, and relating to human wellbeing.
Themes
bamboo; international development; industrial development; project monitoring and evaluation; human development
Interests
I am interested in collaborations and conversations on any aspect of forestry and sustainable development, especially relating to bamboo. In my spare time, I volunteer in the mental health non-profit world and enjoy rock climbing, cycling and walking my dog.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Academic Qualifications
2016 Msc, International Innovation/Environmental Science, Lancaster University, UK (Distinction)
2014 Msci Hons, Chemistry with French for Science, Imperial College London, UK (2:1)
Professional Experience
2022-2023: Finalist, Native Bamboos, Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge, Peru
2020-present: Editor, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, China
2018-2020: Communications Officer, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, China
2016-2018: Communications and Outreach Manager, Shangri-La Institute for Sustainable Communities, China
Teaching experience
Graduate teaching assistant:
FRST 439 2020/21 and 2021/22 W2 International Forestry
FRST/LFS 110 101 2021/22 W2 Land One Integrative Seminar
FRST 547 901 2021/22 W1 Forestry in British Columbia
Writing consultant: UBC Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communications (2022)
Awards, Grants and Scholarships
World Bamboo Fellowship 2021/2
UBC Institute for Asian Research Fellowship 2022/3
President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award 2020-4
UBC Four Year Fellowship Award 2020-4
Poster presentations
Wu, J, and Binfield, L. (2021). Identification of Bamboo commodities in the Harmonized Coding System (HS Codes). 2021 IUFRO World Congress. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368416489_Identification_of_Bamboo_commodities_in_the_Harmonized_Coding_System_HS_Codes#fullTextFileContent
Wu, J., Li, Z., and Binfield, L. (2018). How does HS code development help promote market development of bamboo and rattan commodities? 2017 IUFRO World Congress. Morressier. doi:10.26226/morressier.5d5fdb2dea7c83e515cbf995
Oral presentations
2022 Non-Conventional Materials Conference (2022). “Construction with bamboo as a tool for research-based social development: a sustainable livelihoods analysis.”
University of British Columbia Three-Minute Thesis Competition (2022). “Evaluating efforts to promote the bamboo industry for livelihood development.”
2021 IUFRO World Day Forest Science Forum (2021). “Promoting the use of timber bamboo as a major contributor for both global climate change and poverty mitigation.”
2021 Commonwealth Forestry Conference, UBC (2022). “Bamboo Industry Development for Poverty Alleviation: What Works.”
6th Education for Sustainability Asia Conference, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2018). “Education for Sustainable Development in China.”
9th Tongyeong ESD Forum, Tongyeong, South Korea (2018). “Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Education in Teacher Training in China.”
PUBLICATIONS
Binfield, L., Britton, T. L., Dai, C., & Innes, J. (2022). Evidence on the social, economic, and environmental impact of interventions that facilitate bamboo industry development for sustainable livelihoods: a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 11(1), 1-12.
Binfield, L. (2022). Construction with bamboo as a tool for research-based social development: a sustainable livelihoods analysis. Proceedings of the Non-Conventional Materials Conference, 2022
Binfield, L., Britton, T.L., Semple,K., and Dai, C. (2021) “Bamboo Futures.” Alternatives Journal, 2021