Canada's Environmental Voice
Hooray for the ‘Humpback Comeback’ Source: CTV News In the species conservation community, the ‘bad news’ tends to outweigh the ‘good news, and seemingly by a large margin. But, as team A\J works on an issue dedicated to exploring the work of species conservation, we keep bumping into ‘good news […]
Logging Stops at Fairy Creek, Conceding to the Request from Indigenous Groups and Protesters Source: BC Local News The provincial government in British Columbia has chosen to suspend the logging of an old-growth forest at the Fairy Creek watershed, in response to months of civil protesting and outcries from local […]
17% of all Food Produced Globally is Wasted Source: Science News The United Nations Environment Programme released a report this week titled 2021 Food Waste Index Report that revealed a shocking statistic. Globally around 931 million tons of food was wasted in 2019. To put that into perspective, the amount […]
What’s’ Mine is Not Yours The effects of climate change are beginning to emerge through constant changing temperatures, water supply fluctuations, and increased average global temperatures. It can be felt all around the world in little ways. In Toretsk, Ukraine, a local coal mine supplying 67 000 workers is on […]
Need a reason to go outside and explore nature this weekend? Well, we have you covered! Here are eight reasons why you should get lost in the great outdoors this weekend: 1. To build a relationship with your furry friends One of the best reasons to go outside for a […]
Our New Eyes for Accountability: Satellite Technology Monitoring Environmental Crimes Source: BBC An article published this week suggests that satellite technology is now aiding in reporting environmental violations. New monitoring projects are currently being developed in order to track and hold accountable parties that purposely violate environmental regulations. Among descriptions […]
Check out these references to learn more about the content featured in Playbook for Progress (46.2). Research Digest Frequent Flyer Club – More Like Privileged Polluter Club 1https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56582094 Carbon Footprint of Zoom Meetings and Netflix Streaming 1https://www.thedailystar.net/environment/climate-change/news/turning-camera-during-virtual-meetings-environment-friendly-study-says-2031133 Dear Sports, Drop the Carbon Sponsorship Deals 1https://www.bbc.com/sport/56472720?fbclid=IwAR2iJ8T3G4UhLVqLs6jjIB0uPHnMNa3xHcJiSAQCJiiFhC-rLiudxWvra8Q Coca-Cola, Pepsico & Nestle – […]
If the new 2021 federal budget report has got you thinking “WTF?”, our WTF column this week has got you covered. This week, we are summarizing and explaining a few sections from the Budget, which was released on April 19, 2021. We are focusing on Chapter 5: A Healthy Environment […]
Daniel is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Geography and Environment, who has an MPhil in Development Geography from the University of Oslo (Norway) and an MA in Human Geography from Brock University. His research interests are at the intersection between critical agrarian systems, agroecology and development. In his […]
COVID-19 was first identified on December 30, 2019 and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Stringent measures were put in place by world governments to isolate the cases and slow transmission of the virus. These measures and changes to government policy have […]
