Canada's Environmental Voice
When I think of Earth Day, the first thing I think of is spring. My mind fills with images of bumblebees and butterflies gliding around spring flowers and of groups of people gathering in their local park to plant trees or collect litter. I think of soil and worms and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Returning to the Muskeg We live and breathe because of this land. Written by: Jazmin Pirozek I sat at the water’s edge. I was looking at the plants and listening to the animals. I saw a beautiful bright purple flower. I counted its petals. The colour told me a lot […]
Photo: ArctiConnexion; the late Abraham Ukuktunnuaq at Long Lake Solid Grounding How IQ – or Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, meaning traditional knowledge – is contributing to a more holistic conservation model with the Aviqtuuq IPCA in Nunavut Written by: Mélanie Ritchot Giving his son his first bite of country meat — or […]
Dollars and Sense Building a Better Conservation Model Written by Emma Bocking Some weeks it feels like all I do is have meetings about meetings. A typical spring day as a conservation biologist in 2021 involves facilitating virtual breakout rooms, compiling grant reports and composing follow-up emails. Sometimes, especially at […]
What Lies Beneath Canada’s first carbon map will help us fight the climate and biodiversity crises Written by: Siobhan Mullally Nature is already working to mitigate climate change, so protecting it is one of our best defenses. That was the message from Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, Jonathan […]
