In a significant step to boost academic, research and training activities involving international partnership, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun and University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking beginning of a formal collaboration between these two premier institutions of learning of international repute. Dr.V.B. Mathur, Director WII and Dr. John Innes, Dean UBC signed this broad based MoU which will facilitate collaborative courses, projects, workshops/seminars and academic exchange visits of faculty members, researchers and students. After signing the MoU, Dr. V.B. Mathur said “WII has always valued collaborative engagement and partnerships with reputed institutions and in this specific case, in addition to working jointly on various activities of mutual interest and expertise, WII would aim to utilize the expertise of UBC for establishing a state-of-the-art Visualization Laboratory as a priority and and also initiate joint activities looking into aspects of ecosystem services and life cycle assessment of India’s key landscapes”. The MoU, which has been duly approved by concerned ministries of Government India, is initially for five years, with scope for further extension as required. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Jorma Neuvonen, Director-Special Projects, UBC re-iterated the collective interest of UBC faculties in initiating collaborative activities with WII in identified thematic areas including climate change. Dr. P.K. Mathur, Dean WII, shared the details of MoU with the faculty members present on this occasion and suggested mechanism for initiating joint activities. Dr. K. Ramesh, Scientist, who is coordinating the collaboration, proposed a Vote of Thanks to the visiting two-member delegation from UBC and all those instrumental in making the collaboration possible.