Author Jeff Gailus (The Grizzly Manifesto) takes a critical look at Parks Canada in their 100th year to peek behind the curtain to see how they really measure up. This issue also features Andrew Nikiforuk on the wake of the pine beetle, Margaret Atwood on the Greenbelt, and CPAWS’ best […]

Get out of the way Al Gore. Move over George Monbiot. Take a time out Tim Flannery. The new crop of environmental books on bookstore shelves is enough to keep you entertained all summer long and more. So this issue of Alternatives is dedicated to helping you decide what to […]

Please note, the print copy you receive of this issue may be a black and white reprint. Editorial: Hell on Earth Dams, Guns and Refugees – Peter PenzIrresponsible development and environmental conflicts displace rural people, especially when the tensions lead to violence.Arab Marshland Water Rises with Hussein’s Fall Christina Rehbein

Editorial: No Silver Bullet Here No Money, No Service – David A. MacDonaldSouth Africa’s attempts to recover service costs for water and power are harming its poorest citizens.Inset: IDRC’s Municipal Services Project Looking Beyond Johannesburg – George FrancisReal solutions to global problems will have to move from talk to action.

Editorial: No Fish, Two Tories – Robert Gibson From Jigging to Farming – Dean BavingtonThe destructive management principles that led to the collapse of the northern cod stocks are now being applied to the new aquaculture industry.Inset: The Belated Discovery of Cod DiversityInset: Principles of Ecological Aquaculture

Editorial: Restoring What Was, Attacking What Is – Bob Gibson Beyond Repair – Donna HavingaEcological restoration is as much about transforming values and practices as about repairing damaged ecosystems.Inset: The Transformation of Sudbury by Nigel RichardsonInset: Restoration as Healing by Solomon Boyé

Editorial: The Narnia of Environmentalism – Francis Paul