[Natural Resource Sciences professor Kyle Elliott,聽Canada Research Chair in Arctic Ecology, and grad students Allison Patterson and Don-Jean Leandri-Breton are co-authors on this study]
[Co-author Joshua Sterlin is a PhD student in the聽Department of Natural Resource Sciences at 69热视频.]
An increase in cutting in Quebec鈥檚 public forests would be a mistake for the forests, the industry, the climate and the regions.
A recent opinion article in the Montreal Gazette (鈥淪hortfall in forest harvest is costly to economy鈥 Oct. 29) called on governments and logging companies to work together to increase cutting in Quebec.
While the world has been locked down for much of the spring and summer, airplanes have been grounded, fishing fleets have sat mostly idle and cars have stayed parked in their driveway as people worked from home. What kind of impact has this had on the environment? And what lessons have we learned from the relatively quick pivot governments and citizens have made to combat the spread of COVID-19? Can we apply the same commitment and speed of mobilization to pressing issues like climate change? 聽
OpEd by Tom Mulcair, former the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (2012-2017).聽
Fifty years ago, Canada became a major, credible player in the world of environmental protection with the creation of our first department of the environment by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.聽That move was聽 accompanied by a progressive vision that was critical of the unbridled growth which showed no regard to the consequences for life on our planet.聽
惭肠骋颈濒濒鈥檚 Elena Bennett wants you to imagine a radical, inspiring, and realistic future for our planet
When you think of the Earth 50 years from now, what do you see? Do you imagine desolate cities, scorched forests, dead oceans, lost biodiversity? Elena Bennett wants you to know the future doesn鈥檛 have to be bleak.
There鈥檚 less ice, more capelin and lots of hungry polar bears
Climate change in the eastern Arctic has already altered the travel, diet and safety of some of the most numerous birds in the circumpolar world: thick-billed murres, known as akpait in Inuktitut.
These and other changes are likely to continue, says Allison Patterson, a 69热视频 graduate student [with Professor Kyle Elliott] who has tracked the habits of these black-and-white birds on Hudson Bay鈥檚 Coats Island, known as Akpatordjuark in Inuktitut.
Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving 69热视频 has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.
Gus was born in Elrose, Saskatchewan and grew up on a farm where he acquired a life-long love for the land. He earned a BSc (Agr) and MSc at the University of Saskatchewan, and a PhD in soil chemistry from Cornell University. Gus spent the majority of his academic career at 69热视频's Macdonald Campus where he pioneered fertility research in crop production, maximizing crop yield and the value of fertilizer management.
Every year, patches of Australian forests are consumed by fire, an ecologically necessary process that releases soil nutrients and stimulates plant growth. When the fire season is exacerbated by drought and high temperature, however, the devastation is so great that some citizens are forced to flee their homes. In the most extreme circumstances, natural habitats are ruined completely, even to the point of species extirpation.聽
芦鈥塉e suis un gardien de la Terre, j鈥檈n prends soin.鈥壜 C鈥檈st ainsi que Peter G. Brown, producteur forestier certifi茅 et professeur 脿 la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥檃griculture et de l鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 69热视频, r茅sume sa philosophie 脿 l鈥櫭ゞard de sa terre 脿 bois d鈥檈nviron 400 acres dans la municipalit茅 de Franklin, en Mont茅r茅gie.
Student researcher pieces together satellite data to help communities monitor wildfires
Morgan Crowley鈥檚 interest in sustainability took root early.
As a schoolchild in New Hampshire, she went to summer camp on Pine Mountain 鈥 so named for the stately evergreens that used to blanket the site. By the time Morgan started going there, 鈥渢here were only two pines left鈥 because the rest had fallen victim to a forest fire or to logging. As a result, 鈥淚 grew up thinking very much about ecological sustainability.鈥
In the third installment of National Geographic鈥檚 鈥淚nto Water鈥 360 series, canoe through the sprawling Canadian wilderness with freshwater ecologist and National Geographic Explorer Dalal Hanna [Ph.D. candidate NRS (Bennett)]. She researches Quebec鈥檚 extensive freshwater systems, collecting samples from streams, rivers and lakes to assess ecosystem health, with the aim of protecting these precious resources. 鈥淚nto Water: Canada鈥 is the third stop on an around the world 360 tour that documents the work of female Explorers who鈥檝e dedicated their careers to water related issues.
Scientists tackle the question of what kinds of life might reside now on the Red Planet, and how we might find it.
Last week NASA convened a visionary meeting in New Mexico to consider a topic critical to astrobiology鈥攚hether life currently exists on Mars, and if so, how to detect it. The site of the conference was near the world-renowned Carlsbad Caverns, which attendees got to visit during a mid-conference workshop.
Call for more relevant, solutions-focused research to address the social-ecological crisis
Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a new study in Science. Global climate change could lead to significant shifts in earthworm communities worldwide, threatening the many vital functions they provide. Joann Whalen (NRS) is one of the co-authors on the study. 69热视频 Reporter.