How nature can help cities survive
Ben Wilson’s book Urban Jungle is a nuanced history of urban ecology and its vital role in the climate-change era.
ecosystems
Greenland’s marine ecosystem faces radical ‘regime change’
Warming seas and dwindling sea ice are bringing new species to Arctic waters, a potentially irreversible tipping point for the ecosystem.
Mining companies eye critical minerals in Quebec boreal forest, raising carbon release concerns
About one million square kilometres of Quebec is covered by boreal forest, roughly 70 per cent of the entire province. In the north, where ecosystems are less likely to have been altered by human activity, those forests have been accumulating and sequestering immense quantities of carbon for centuries.
Canadian government to invest $46.5 million in deep-sea research
Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray said understanding of the marine environment is "relatively meagre" given that oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth's surface.
‘Extinction crisis’ of sharks and rays to have devastating effect on other species
Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on the world’s coral reefs are at risk, with 14 of 134 species deemed critically endangered.
Don’t be afraid of bats. Their survival is key to pest control
Bats play a critical role in keeping ecosystems healthy by regulating insect populations, some of which are major threats to plants and animals.
Salt marsh microbes threaten to mutate the atmosphere
Turf wars between the microbes dictate how much carbon salt marshes store and how much methane they pump into the air.
Salt lakes in the American West are turning to dust
A new research and monitoring program aims to conserve threatened but overlooked saline ecosystems.
Cruises, crowds and fragile ecosystems — the delicate dance of Antarctic tourism
As the icy continent braces for a record summer, ecologists say more visitor caps and restrictions are needed to protect wildlife.
Negotiators reach nature deal in Montreal despite last minute wobble from African countries
Canada and nearly 200 other countries around the world now have eight years to set aside almost one-third of their land and marine territories for conservation under a landmark new biodiversity deal reached in Montreal on Monday, December 19, 2022.
What does ‘nature positive’ mean — and can it slow biodiversity loss?
The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing
UN official warns of 'trust deficit' in Montreal biodiversity talks
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations says the ongoing tension around public financing to save nature stem from a "trust deficit" because wealthier countries have failed to fulfil their financing promises to developing nations in the past.
Starving seabirds on Alaska coast illustrate the danger of climate change
Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic's fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there, according to a report released Tuesday by U.S. scientists.
There is some agreement but it's slow progress at Montreal biodiversity talks, says Guilbeault
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there's been agreement on one of Canada's main goals at the international conference in Montreal aimed at protecting the world's declining biodiversity.
Hard work begins at Montreal biodiversity conference
Representatives from nearly 200 countries are to begin the real work on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at a crucial meeting on global biodiversity — hard talks on hard targets for saving enough of the world's ecosystems to keep the planet functioning.