Ocean Tracking Network
The ocean makes up 70% of the earth’s surface, making it a vital component of our earth’s infrastructure. In order … Continue reading Ocean Tracking Network
Tag: Research
UW-based research network launches plan to fight air pollution
A University of Waterloo-based research network says scientific evidence of the effects of air pollution on human health and the … Continue reading UW-based research network launches plan to fight air pollution
Imagine BC
Imagine BC is an initiative of Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, bringing a forward-thinking perspective to … Continue reading Imagine BC
Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
The Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden was initiated in 1971, under the supervision of Bernard Jackson. It was opened … Continue reading Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
Ocean innovation – Nova Scotia companies find opportunities in deeper waters
The ocean might be a playground to some, but it’s also a hotbed of world-leading technological innovation for a group … Continue reading Ocean innovation – Nova Scotia companies find opportunities in deeper waters
Study shows how protected areas can be part of the solution to fisheries crisis – WWF-Canada
HALIFAX, Nov. 22 /CNW/ – WWF-Canada and the New England-based
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) today released a report detailing a new
approach to planning for marine conservation that can help maximise long term
conservation and economic gains while minimising immediate economic costs to
the fishing and other industries.
Government must act on new study proving sea lice deadly to wild salmon
New research released October 2 shows parasitic sea lice from fish farms kill as many as 95 per cent of juvenile wild salmon that migrate past the farmed salmon open net cages.
Published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the U.S. and partly funded by the David Suzuki Foundation, the lead report says wild juvenile salmon migrate through ?a cloud of sea lice? around open net cage salmon farms.
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New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher
A new conservation model that measures the value of ecosystem services benefiting humans – ranging from flood control to crop pollination – can foster more win-win solutions between wilderness advocates and landowners, according to University of British Columbia researcher Kai Chan.
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Governing Ourselves? The Politics of Canadian Communities
Popular rhetoric suggests that the twenty-first century has ushered in an era of homogeneity. Urbanization, globalization, amalgamation, media conglomeration, and technological convergence have become familiar terms. Given the pressures of integration and assimilation, how are people within communities able to make decisions about their own environment, whether individually or collectively? To what extent can they govern themselves?
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Fahrenheit 9/11
One of the most controversial and provocative films of the year, Fahrenheit 9/11 is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s searing examination of the Bush administration’s actions in the wake of the tragic events of 9/11.
One with Nineveh: Politics, Consumption, and the Human Future
Filled with bold proposals, incisive analysis, and informative scientific discussions, One with Nineveh is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking account of the major issues of our time, and what we can do about them.
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Experiments in Consilience: Uniting Science and Social Process to Save Endangered Species
The book describes the work of the Biodiversity Research Network, a team of experts from the United States and Canada brought together to build interdisciplinary connections and stimulate an exchange of expertise. Team members sought to understand the ecology and population dynamics of key species in particular ecosystems, to understand the impact of human populations on those species and ecosystems, and to develop tools and processes for involving a greater variety of stakeholders in conservation efforts.