First Nations communities grapple with the same challenges but often present alternative approaches worthy of exploration. This RSS page provides a scan of work being done in this space or context for information purposes. All work (science-based or traditional) needs to be looked at critically. The source of the work should be considered secondary to the body of evidence supporting the arguments made in the work.
- by Simon Fraser UniversityTara Mahoney is passionate about civic engagement and young people. She is hopeful and optimistic about our ability to create positive change and takes an active role in contributing to it herself. Ever since completing her internship at Greenpeace in […]
- by Sarah MichoOTTAWA – GreenpeaceCanada delivered a petition this afternoon to Environment, Climate Change and Nature Minister Julie Dabrusin, calling for a strong federal Nature Law. The petition has been signed by over 116,000 people across Canada, who want to see nature […]
- by Senate of CanadaCanada’s decisions today on Arctic infrastructure, energy and resource development must be guided by three core principles: climate responsibility, Indigenous leadership and long-term sustainability, senators Brian Francis and Rosa Galvez write.
- by Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceIf Indigenous land and water dispossession is ignored, climate adaptation strategies risk reproducing inequalities and worsening acute climate vulnerability.
- by Judy Ann EgayGap between principle and practice risks widening if the country does not more fully include Indigenous people in its climate action plan.
- by Alex WalkerClimate impacts have added an estimated $533 to the average Canadian homeowner's annual insurance premium since 2008, according to new research released
- by Shreya DasguptaPeatlands are boggy wet ecosystems found from boreal forests in the Russian Arctic to the tropics of central Africa. Typically, when vegetation decomposes it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. However, when that same organic matter falls in a bog […]
- by Environment JournalBy Adam Gardner & Christopher De Sousa Over the past three decades, brownfield policy has shifted from a narrow focus on contamination management to a broader redevelopment agenda associated with […]
- by Windspeaker.comSix Indigenous-led projects have been approved for nearly $2.4 million in new federal research funding to study the social, cultural and economic impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities.Only eight per cent of Canada's four million tonnes of annual plastic […]
- by Queen's GazetteLindsay Borrows joins an international research network for her work exploring Indigenous legal traditions and environmental governance.
- by Gracia MalobaThe meeting brings together government authorities and Amazonian Indigenous organizations from Colombia in Bogotá with the aim of strengthening the Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Mechanism (MAPI) and exchanging experiences regarding Indigenous…
- by Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The NationDespite the many conveniences of plastic products, we’re only beginning to understand the way that tiny microplastics and invisible nanoplastics contaminate land, water, wildlife and our bodies.
- by Judy Ann EgayGap between principle and practice risks widening if the country does not more fully include Indigenous people in its climate action plan
- by noneThe project blends embodied Indigenous cultural practice and human-robot collaboration
- by Northumberland Free PressNORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY – The provincial government is spending more than half a million dollars on 10 environmental projects being carried out by groups across Northumberland County this year. The Department of Environment and Local Government is providing a combined $529,073 […]