Research institutions from across Canada and the U.S. collaborate to collect and analyze carbon samples from the Great Lakes during peak ice coverage

The discovery of the 150-year-old Ts’msyen and Coast Salish garden sites — and their still-booming biodiversity — could provide fresh inspiration for both land management and food security solutions

Canada missed a chance to rebuild northern cod stocks in the 1980s, highlighting the importance of taking a long view of fisheries management, researchers say

Already gaining steam before the pandemic, interest in urban farming — and hunger for hyper-local food — has soared. A look at three Canadian takes on the urban farming phenomenon

The Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society teamed up for two days of talks on the future of the Arctic and the “blue economy” in Norway and Canada

Vancouver-based Native Shoes is exploring innovative ways to reduce its footprint

Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime

Changes to the city’s Green Standard aimed at protecting its fragile ravine network will pose challenges and opportunities for landscapers — and could kick off a national trend

 Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council

Conservation photographer TJ Watt advocates for the protection of old-growth ecosystems by documenting the loss of giant trees

Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences

Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems 

Experts say global reforestation is one of our best defences against climate change, so a Toronto-based company is developing drones that can get the job done quickly

As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation.

They sustain us, enrich our lives and inspire us

As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?

How natural solutions could mitigate 78 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

With wildfires on the rise, those who tackle them have to make choices about when to take action

Schindler conducted numerous groundbreaking studies during his career in efforts to protect freshwater around the world

David Grémillet explores the remarkable life and work of fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly

The conventional thinking around building design in the Arctic is changing to reflect the region’s geographic and cultural diversity and give northerners more agency

80 global geography societies and organizations from 59 countries have signed a joint declaration urging the world’s leaders to protect nature and secure a liveable climate

British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.

The behavior of birds before and after the blaze that devastated Alberta’s Fort McMurray area in 2016 is leading to interesting insights into the rebound of boreal habitat

Custom-made nanoscale systems can use precision chemistry to achieve high-efficiency delivery of fertilizers or pesticides

The first-of-its-kind partnership will bolster city parks at a time when Canadians need them most

An excerpt from “We Always Begin with an Acknowledgement of the Land” by Amish Morrell

We rely on ice for a lot more than just a cold drink — here’s some of the latest news on frozen water

National Wildlife Week honours Miner for his pioneer work in wildlife conservation

Some are finding ways to heal through forest therapy

In her quest to visit and get to know the parks, Marlis Butcher canoed, kayaked, mountain biked, backpacked, hiked, snowshoed, snorkelled, and trekked by whatever means of travel she could devise

Fire detection, forecasting, management — and how decisions are made

In an excerpt from his new book, A Life of Extremes: The Life and Times of a Polar Filmmaker, filmmaker Max Quinn offers unique insight to some of the most beautiful and extreme places on earth

Research aims to reevaluate microplastic pollution’s impact on the climate

In an excerpt from his new book, author Paul Sorrell teches how to connect to nature with a photographer's eye

The B.C. based biologist reflects on her decades long fight to preserve the ecosystem she calls home

Protecting Piper Lake’s ecosystem sometimes takes drastic measures

All the plastic that has ever been produced is part of the carbon cycle

Two new projects highlight commitments to a more collaborative, coordinated and efficient approach to ocean protection and marine responses to anthropogenic disasters

The expansion could offer economic, social and environmental benefits to the area

Many of Canada’s 25 watersheds are under threat from pollution, habitat degradation, water overuse and invasive species

This facility will aid in the reduction of greenhouse gases in Canada

The animated short film called Last Fish, First Boat recounts the 1992 cod moratorium

Works of fiction can be the starting point for much-needed conversations about sustainable solutions to complex issues

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science kicks off Feb. 3, 2021

A Nature Conservancy Canada poll finds spending time in nature is more important than ever

Program used community reports and remote sensing to confirm tornadoes

How Montreal wages a $166-million battle against snow every single year to keep its streets and sidewalks clear

The $3.16 billion effort was announced mid-December

The Passive House style is a “pragmatic combination” of applied building science and economics

Canadian Audible Original takes listeners on a cross-country journey through sound

Billion-year-old water sample reveals much about the past — and the present 

A sustainable journey starts with a single step says founder and CEO