Environment
David Boyd, a Canadian environmental lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, reveals how recognizing the human right to a healthy environment can spur positive action for the planet
Environment
What do you get the country that has it all for its 150th birthday?
People & Culture
Waldron spoke with Canadian Geographic about representation for women and racialized communities
Environment
Doing your part as an eco-conscious consumer doesn’t end once you buy a bioplastic product
People & Culture
We asked some of Canada’s most accomplished photographers why they dedicate their time to capturing images of nature. Here’s what they said.
Environment
Seven outstanding individuals recognized for their contributions to nature and the environment
Environment
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
Environment
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
Places
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
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Wildlife
An estimated annual $175-billion business, the illegal trade in wildlife is the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise. It stands to radically alter the animal kingdom.
Wildlife
Wildlife
Sound is an integral part of a beluga’s life, so the quality of the underwater acoustic environment is very important for the health and survival of belugas
Wildlife
Plus: Racing to find a vaccine for chronic wasting disease, narwhal “flukeprints” and tool-using polar bears
Science & Tech
Three influential Canadian environmental advocacy groups have formed a new partnership aimed at securing an ambitious national climate change strategy for Canada under the new Liberal government
Science & Tech
InukBook is an Inuit-led, Inuit-run, community-based health and environment monitoring program in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Science & Tech
Environmental entrepreneur Miranda Wang turns to science to seek profitable solutions to the problem of what to do with our mountains of plastic waste
Science & Tech
How computers are replacing humans to forecast the weather
Science & Tech
Travel
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
Travel
Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders
Travel
How the CBFA's big-picture plan for Saskatchewan works, and why it matters
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area
Environment
The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?
People & Culture
Award recipients honoured in the first virtual Annual General Meeting and Fellows Show.
Environment
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change discusses Canada's energy mix, wildlife conservation and personal carbon emissions
People & Culture
Leslie spoke with Canadian Geographic about leaving politics and her work with WWF
Environment
Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life.
Meet five young scientists taking on major environmental issues
02Timber poaching: The secretive crime decimating North America’s forests
03How cattle ranching can help preserve species at risk in Canada’s grasslands
04Critical habitat for boreal woodland caribou still unprotected six months after deadline
People & Culture
A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons
People & Culture
Cut off from federal funding, field stations look for new ways to stay afloat
People & Culture
How one project is helping a part of the North African country innovate to weather the effects of a changing climate
People & Culture
From pulling drinking water out of desert air to riding with eagle hunters in Mongolia, see what just a few of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s more than 1,000 Fellows have been working on lately
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
Permafrost thaw is widespread, accelerating and irreversible. With it comes visible effects on the ecology, hydrology and landscapes, and communities of the North.
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
Environment
In an exclusive excperpt from his new book Commanding Hope, Thomas Homer-Dixon highlights four key stresses that inhibit society's collective sense of a promising future for our planet
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Environment
Experts tackle our difficult relationship with nature in panel discussions hosted by Nature Conservancy of Canada
Environment
Canada excels in UN’s global ranking on healthcare and education, but garbage habits lower country’s overall sustainability score
Science & Tech
GreenBug Energy wins 2015 3M Environmental Innovation Award for micro-hydro turbines
Wildlife
Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild
Wildlife
As rockweed harvesting develops, so does the debate
Wildlife
One thing researchers weren't expecting to find: yellow perch cannabalism
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Environment
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers
Science & Tech
Four experts discuss Hydro-Quebec and the driving force behind its gigantic network of generating stations
Science & Tech
How can we accelerate the development of vaccines? How do we feed three billion people when 12 million died of hunger in 2019? Does synthetic biology hold the answer?
Science & Tech
Canadian scientists are joining an international team in Antarctica to study the health risks of long-term space missions
Science & Tech
An underground Toronto lab is trying to make it easier for us to get around town
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
The Vice-President of Global Business Environment and head of the Shell Scenarios team discusses the Future Cities project and how Canadian cities can be more sustainable
Science & Tech
Canadian psychologist Peter Suedfeld is studying stress in the world's harshest environment
Science & Tech
Environment
Ban on plastic bags, cutlery, straws, stir sticks and more announced as part of federal government strategy to combat plastic pollution
Environment
Fast food chains, municipalities and even Ikea have recently pledged to phase out single-use plastics
Environment
Many of Canada’s 25 watersheds are under threat from pollution, habitat degradation, water overuse and invasive species
Environment
Global agricultural landmass could increase by one-third within the next century, with boreal Canada and Russia set to gain the most arable ground. But what might the environmental and social consquences be?
Environment
Environment
The Halifax-born Vice President of Design and Innovation at Columbia Sportswear discusses the company's new, game-changing Eco jacket
Environment
Before joining Ocean Bridge, I was completely unaware of the extent of the problem of single-use plastic consumerism
Environment
Myra Hird, a sociology professor at the School of Environmental Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., discusses why recycling isn’t a perfect solution
Environment
Ocean Bridge’s Learning Journeys looked a little bit different in 2020 due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Environment
An excerpt from “We Always Begin with an Acknowledgement of the Land” by Amish Morrell
Environment
Jane Goodall sits with John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, to talk about her global efforts to protect the great apes, the environment and the human community.
Environment
The Alpine Club of Canada covers everything from wildfires to watermelon snow in its recently published annual report on Canada's alpine environments
Environment
As the federal government considers the fate of proposed pipelines, a unique science experiment aims to understand the consequences of an oil spill in a freshwater lake
Environment
All the plastic that has ever been produced is part of the carbon cycle
Environment
Works of fiction can be the starting point for much-needed conversations about sustainable solutions to complex issues
Environment
The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science kicks off Feb. 3, 2021
Environment
The James Bay Lowlands in northern Ontario contain one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada. Now, the region’s economy and environment stand on the brink of massive transformation.
Environment
Two marine biologists offer a glimpse of life at the bottom of the ocean during 2018, 2019 and 2020 seamount expeditions
Environment
Geography is the number one factor influencing the compositions of bacterial communities
Environment
The study of the province’s largest Leach’s storm-petrel colony could also help answer questions about modern climate change
Environment
What was to be one of British Columbia’s most exciting dive spots, is now potentially on its way to becoming an environmental hazard.
People & Culture
The acclaimed writer, conservationist, avid birdwatcher and Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow died today in London, England, at age 85
People & Culture
The winner of the 2013 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research — the culmination of a career in biology that speaks for itself
People & Culture
The former federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change was recognized for her public service and commitment to environmental conservation
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
Exploration
2022 is the International Year of Caves and Karst. Here’s why you should care about the hidden worlds beneath our feet.
People & Culture
For outstanding individuals who have provided innovative solutions that protect, restore or preserve the environment
Places
It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?