In his spare time, he helped save a forest
Matthew Syvenky, 21, brought his community together to remove invasive species from a part of the Cariboo Heights forest in Burnaby, B.C., and rewild it.
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Streets where people triumph over traffic
Car-free roads where residents and tourists are free to roam, shop, sip on outdoor patios and easily avoid traffic are steadily gaining popularity across Canada.
Green roofs reap climate benefits. How do you build one?
Green roofs are taking root across Canada, enhancing urban environments with heat moderation, stormwater catchment, carbon dioxide storage and perfect gardening conditions.
How Canadians and communities can stay ahead of the flames
Released Monday by the University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, the report includes guidance for people on how to reduce the impact inevitable wildfires have on homes, as well as recommendations for communities.
Encouraging women in the Global South to use their voice
Yusra Shafi is a 22-year-old immigrant from Kuwait. With KAIROS Canada, she helps empower women to build climate-resilient communities in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel/Palestine, and South Sudan.
Tall wooden buildings have a problem. Luckily, solutions do exist
The sustainable building sector is looking to the past for ideas on how to decarbonize materials the industry relies on to create buildings and homes. An old player that is becoming increasingly key? Wood.
Performing arts can tell new climate justice stories
As co-founder of Gay4Nature, Anna Bigland-Pritchard uses opera to raise awareness of queer and environmental issues.
Canada tapped by United Arab Emirates to help broker final deal at U.N. climate summit
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault now finds himself, alongside a select handful of other countries, in a pivotal role brokering the fierce debates around phasing out fossil fuels that have defined COP28.
Oil and gas sector must slash pollution by at least one-third by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced a framework which will see the sector cut emissions 35 to 38 per cent below 2019 levels by 2030.
Quebec’s mission to end oil and gas
At the annual UN climate change negotiations now unfolding in Dubai, Quebec was promoted to the leadership team of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance –– a coalition of countries and sub-national governments that have committed to banning the exploration and development for new oil and gas.
Her school of thought? Plant a pocket forest
A 16-year-old student led the environmental team at Richmond Secondary School to plant the first Miyawaki pocket forest in Western Canada.
With mock applications in hand, young activists seek Youth Climate Corps jobs
Fed up waiting for a national Youth Climate Corps, hundreds of young activists applied Thursday for jobs that don’t yet exist.
How a gear lending program is helping the fishing industry and protecting right whales
The whale safe gear lending program, the first of its kind in Canada, started in 2022 and is now in its second year of operation.
University student wins award for climate action
Anna Erickson has been organizing real action on climate change since she was eight years old.
$50-million investment powers electric bus expansion in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton is set to receive its first-ever electric buses following an investment of over $50 million from the federal, provincial and regional governments.