Canada's Environmental Voice
A Guide To Better Choices The Eco Hero Handbook: Simple Solutions to Tackle Eco-Anxiety Tessa Wardley. Quarto Publishing, 2021. 144 pages. Reviewed by Siobhan Mullally The more I learn about environmental issues, the more I realize that everything we do as individuals has an impact on the Earth. The impacts […]
Coming Full Circle Nettie Wild’s new film shows us that the future of sustainable agriculture is round. Written by: Ishani Dasgupta Circular, hypnotizing, and musical, even when completely filled with the sounds of emphatic cows. These were my first thoughts when watching the short film Roundup directed by Nettie Wild. […]
Q&A with Monte Hummel WWF-Canada President and CEO Megan Leslie talks to President Emeritus Monte Hummel about how the world of conservation has changed in Canada, and where it’s headed. Written by Megan Leslie There’s no silver bullet when it comes to conservation. Protecting species and habitats involves evaluating what’s […]
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When thinking about the future, and specifically the future of our planet, do you find yourself often feeling overwhelmed or worried? As environmentalists, I’m sure you have all felt this feeling – the despair that we aren’t, and will never do enough, and the demotivation felt when another environmental disaster […]
In celebration of this upcoming Earth Day on April 22, we are excited to be creating this series in collaboration with Earth Day Canada. The theme of this year’s celebration was launched yesterday, and is centered around eco-anxiety and turning that feeling into action. As such, we created the “Every […]
What’s Peat Got To Do With It? “We are talking about the peatlands. We see them as the breathing and cooling lands for the planet, [They are] the third-largest wetland in the world and one of richest carbon storehouses on Earth.” — Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief, Jonathan Solomon Written by: […]
Victory Songs The Recovery of the Whooping Crane and the Hope for other Species at Risk Written by: Zack Metcalfe Conservation works. Let the absolution of that statement strike emotional bedrock, because it’s true. When species at risk are the beneficiaries of concerted conservation, be it habitat restoration, hunting prohibition, […]
Game Changer Silent Spring goes Digital in Forest Catherdal Written by: Kelly Hornung Most of us started learning about environmental history in a classroom, through a mandated curriculum. We might get snippets in the news, or hear the names of scientists used in conversations to back up a point. But […]
We all have a different reason why we became environmentalists. For some of us, it is a lived experience, for others, it is through education, or by being inspired by the actions of others. In this piece, A\J employees Siobhan Mullally and Alex Goddard take a look back to what […]
