Biodiversity

Elephant successfully translocated to Addo Elephant National Park/Matt Hayward

A gigantic trek: what it takes to move 200 elephants 1500 km

Aug 08 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Matt Hayward

The need for translocating some the planet's megafauna is challenging, but government agencies must take risks in the name of global biodiversity.

Seascapes on the Scotian Basin (Photo by Simon Ryder-Burbidge.)

Offshore: Mud and Marine Spills in Canada's North Atlantic

Jul 24 2018 | IN Pollution | BY Simon Ryder-Burbidge

On June 22, 2018, BP spilled 136,000 litres of offshore drilling lubricant off the coast of Nova Scotia, one of the largest such spills in Atlantic Canada's history. But it was far from unique.

Tourists at Hawaii Kai Beach. (Photo by Marufish. 2004) CC BY-SA

Sunscreen chemical ban seeks to save coral reefs from bleaching

Jul 17 2018 | IN Water | BY Hai Lin Wang

With chemical ingredients in sunscreen bleaching coral, we take a deep dive into how sunscreen is breaking reef ecosystems.

A brittle star occupying a year-old subsea installation. (Photo by D. Jones)

Offshore infrastructure finds new life as reef habitat

Jul 16 2018 | IN Water | BY Emily Yeung

In the North Sea, thousands of oil rigs and wind turbines are being decommissioned and removed from ocean habitats. But could leaving them in be better for the environment?

Study co-author Rina Mandimbiniaina entering data. (S. Rakotonarivo)

Who pays the price for tropical forest conservation?

Jul 11 2018 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Emily Yeung

Forest conservation programs that compensate local populations can become effective carbon sinks. But are developed nations paying their fair share?

Accidental Gravity. Bernard Quetchenbach. Oregon State University Press, 249 pp.

'Accidental Gravity: Residents, Travelers, and the Landscape of Memory'

Jul 09 2018 | IN Water | REVIEWED BY Andrew Reeves

In 'Accidental Gravity,' Montana State University english professor Bernard Quetchenbach explores nature, landscapes and a search for home without the dripping nostalgia often accompanying nature writing. Its absence is refreshing.

Students Supporting Solutions

Jun 13 2018 | IN Students | BY Paige Amos

The Eco Club of Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School supports the #fixCEPA movement

2018 Dandelion Festival!

May 28 2018 | IN Community | BY Leah Gerber

Garfish Scales: Traditional, wearable Indigenous Art

May 07 2018 | IN Turtle Island Solidarity Journey 2018 | BY Emma Rain Smith

When art and tradition go hand-in-hand.

Powering ethical agriculture with the sun

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Gideon Forman

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