As more of the world’s population migrates to cities, our global community is faced with complex questions: How can we … Continue reading From UW: How will we face the next great disruption? | Impact Stories
The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest. Continue reading Podcast: Caitlyn Vernon on the Great Bear Rainforest, the secret origin of Sierra Club BC & listening like an orca
When we set out to launch the Skaana podcast there were 83 Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Today … Continue reading Podcast: Orca Update: SOS & RIP Sonic
The Heiltsuk Nation is proposing plan to take a strong leadership role in oil spill prevention and response along BC’s Central Coast. Continue reading Heiltsuk Nation looks to build Indigenous Marine Response Centre
World-leading Canadian environmental DNA technology will be used to fill freshwater data gaps. Continue reading New community based freshwater monitoring launches in Canada
As a new report highlights solar’s potential in the Arctic, northern communities are looking for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Continue reading Inuit community turns to solar for sustainable energy in the North
First Nation wants to hold industry and the provincial government accountable for massive Mount Polley mine tailings breach in central BC two years ago. Continue reading Tsilhqot’in Nation files Notice of Civil Claim after Mount Polley disaster
Completed in 2015, the marine plans seek a balance between stewardship and economic development using an ecosystem-based management approach. Continue reading BC First Nations and Province sign marine plan implementation agreements
Community groups call on federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change to require environmental assessments of oil-by-rail terminals. Continue reading Feds must take action to ensure safer oil-by-rail facilities
Major report shows excessive industrial development on Blueberry River First Nations’ Land. Continue reading New atlas reveals industrial disturbance on BC’s Blueberry River First Nations
