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Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Where do we go from here?

WWF reports that, on average, animal populations have dropped by more than half since 1970.

Science & Solutions

Smoke rising over German factories. (Foto-Rabe/Pixabay)

Fewer air pollution deaths? Thank a regulation.

Recent research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests air quality improvements since the 1990s have cut the number of deaths related to air pollution in half.

Policy & Politics

Cracked earth/Photo by Victor Benard on Unsplash

Can your portfolio weather climate risk?

What comes to mind when you think about the impacts of climate change? Forest fires? Floods? How about your finances?

Energy & Resources

BEF-China's experimental site/Photo by UZH

Quality, not quantity of trees dictates how well forests store carbon

Does species richness impact how effectively a forest can absorb excess carbon? A three-country, eight-year study (finally) has answers.

Science & Solutions

Algae pollution at a Berkeley, CA marina/Andy Wang on Unsplash

Our land as a sponge that can hold no more

Researchers from the Université de Montréal have identified a tipping point at which land can no longer retain phosphorous. Odds are good we've passed that point.

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Jane Goodall's Chimp Rescue Mission (Video)

Incredibly moving footage of a Jane Goodall chimp rescue mission, plus an intro to the Roots & Shoots program in Canada.

Sustainable Living

UniverCity atop Burnaby Mountain

Incremental Livable - An A\J Q & A with Gordon Harris

There's an urban revolution happening atop Burnaby Mountain showing sustainability and profitability do mix.

People & Profiles

Ceremony for AquaHacking 2018

‘Hacking’ the global water crisis

Water scarcity is threatening populations around the world – bold solutions may lie in cross-sector collaboration.

Policy & Politics

Environmental watchdog warns Ontario to wake up to source water pollution

"If we pollute our water," asks ECO Dianne Saxe, "what are we going to drink?"

Energy & Resources

Cloud forest of Cusuco National Park/Julia Galbenu

Selling the forest to save it

Is carbon trading the future of our forests?

Science & Solutions

A World Apart – How Global Collaborations Benefit Research

Swedish professor Karin Björkland tells A\J how a partnership with the University of British Columbia helped make her a better researcher.

Cloud forest of Cusuco National Park/Julia Galbenu

Selling the forest to save it

Nov 15 2018 | IN Pollution | BY Julia Galbenu

Is carbon trading the future of our forests?

Environmental watchdog warns Ontario to wake up to source water pollution

Nov 14 2018 | IN Water | BY Andrew Reeves

"If we pollute our water," asks ECO Dianne Saxe, "what are we going to drink?"

Ceremony for AquaHacking 2018

‘Hacking’ the global water crisis

Nov 13 2018 | IN Water | BY Braydon Black

Water scarcity is threatening populations around the world – bold solutions may lie in cross-sector collaboration.

UniverCity atop Burnaby Mountain

Incremental Livable - An A\J Q & A with Gordon Harris

Nov 12 2018 | IN Planning | BY A\J Staff

There's an urban revolution happening atop Burnaby Mountain showing sustainability and profitability do mix.

Photo by Rémi Jacquaint on Unsplash

Biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Where do we go from here?

Nov 08 2018 | IN Wildlife | BY Braydon Black

WWF reports that, on average, animal populations have dropped by more than half since 1970.

A World Apart – How Global Collaborations Benefit Research

Nov 05 2018 | IN Workplaces | BY Braydon Black

Swedish professor Karin Björkland tells A\J how a partnership with the University of British Columbia helped make her a better researcher.

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Oct 31 2018 | IN Climate Change | REVIEWED BY Gideon Forman

The film by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky forces us to view the global consequences of our actions head on.

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