Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Journalist | Vancouver |
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About Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson is a reporter and writer covering food systems, climate, disinformation, and plastics and the environment for Canada’s National Observer.
His ongoing investigations of the plastic industry in Canada won him a Webster Award's nomination in environmental reporting in 2021. He was also a nominee for a Canadian Association of Journalists's award for his reporting on disinformation.
Marc has previously written for High Country News, the Literary Review of Canada, and other publications on topics exploring relationships between people and their social and physical environments.
He holds an M.A. in journalism from the University of British Columbia and a B.A. in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic.
B.C. needs a fisheries minister, advocates say
Each year, about 196,000 tonnes of seafood — everything from salmon to scallops — is harvested off the B.C. coast. But unlike its East Coast counterparts, the province doesn’t have a fisheries minister.
Canadian agribusiness wants scale to measure environmental impacts, but critics are wary
Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.
Wild mushroom pickers search for forest-floor gold
Were it not for the hippies, professional mushroom picker Joe Stone says he would probably still be building houses.
Soils are thinning in B.C.’s breadbasket — and it could hurt farmers' crops
The Fraser Valley’s fertility is literally vanishing beneath farmers’ feet.
Why do the feds keep 17 million dead bugs in filing cabinets?
Hidden in anodyne filing cabinets scattered across the federal government’s Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is a library of 17 million dead bugs.
Urban gardens growing strong amid COVID pandemic
Urban gardens are thriving worldwide, especially this year as pandemic-bound city dwellers have sought sustenance in gardens, parks and other green spaces.
Who controls mushroom harvesting on Indigenous lands?
Some First Nations in B.C. have been stepping in to fill the regulatory gap in managing non-timber forest resources — a move both highlighting the value of forests beyond the trees and increasing First Nations’ jurisdiction over their land.
What's a forest worth?
Forests have historically been valued on an industrial scale, managed to maximize the amount of timber cut. But when they aren’t clearcut, they also offer other valuable resources that First Nations and advocates say should be recognized as well.
Mushroom pickers find a Wild West in backwoods of rainforest
Beneath forest canopies, a multimillion-dollar wild mushroom industry lies hidden.
Feeding Canadians sustainably key to green recovery, environmental coalition says
Feeding Canadians more sustainably should be a priority for the federal government as it helps the country recover from the pandemic, an environmental coalition says.