Agriculture

Uprooting Taxes by Planting Trees

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Alexa Ouellette

Financial incentives - like a 0% tax rate on forested land - might incite greener behaviour by the population.

The Disappearing Myth

Dec 1969 | IN | BY JADE SIEWNARINE

Online exclusive

CAUTIONARY TALE OR COMMON MISCONCEPTION? RETHINKING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE RAPA NUI PEOPLE FROM EASTER ISLAND.

Minjimendan, Garden of Remembering

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Andrew Judge Syerra Turry

Mkomosé (Bearwalker) Dr. Andrew Judge presents the Indigenous foods garden, a project rooted in Indigenous philosophy and land-based sustainability practices.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key proponent of a New Green Deal

The Green New Deal: Our Best Chance on Climate

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert Paehlke

Online exclusive

The 'Green New Deal' addresses today’s two most urgent problems simultaneously: climate change and rising inequality.

Eastern Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea). Photo by / Josh

Endangered species are not red tape

Feb 25 2019 | IN Wildlife | BY Anne Bell

Op Ed explains why we citizens need to protect Ontario's nature – and how we can take action now (March 4 deadline -- make your voice heard).

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

Our land as a sponge that can hold no more

Oct 14 2018 | IN Water | BY Braydon Black

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.

Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate

Aug 24 2018 | IN Food | BY Jessica Eise, Natalie White

Deep in the Andes Mountains, where growing coffee is a multi-billion business, the creeping impacts of global warming are threatening a way of life.

Che Cu Nha commune in Vietnam/Doan Tuan on Unsplash

How to conserve half the planet without going hungry

Aug 17 2018 | IN Population Growth | BY Erle C. Ellis, Navin Ramankutty, Zia Mehrabi

Can we manage landscapes effectively to balance agriculture and nature conservation?

What do changing food trends in Canada mean for BBQ? (Photo by Eelke)

The rise of the conscious carnivore

Aug 07 2018 | IN Health | BY Sylvain Charlebois

More and more Canadians under 35 are seeking out plant-based alternatives to meat. What the trend means for Canadian diets and meat producers.

Dairy cows having a bite. (Lee Simpson. 2017) CC BY-ND 2.0

Milking cows for data — not just dairy products

Jul 06 2018 | IN Research | BY Gary Kazmer, Matthew Stuber, Shalabh Gupta, Steven Zinn

If dairy cows could spend less time each day being milked, what would they do with their new-found free time? And how could this improve bovine health? Enter big data.

43.3/4 Education & Fashion

Advertise on A\J

Twitter

RT @PowerShiftWR: Hey #WREnviro friends! Is anyone thinking or talking about what #EarthDay might look like during #COVID19?… https://t.co/uT9gCsQqUL — 6 days 18 hours ago
RT @LocalLinxHQ: Businesses will give up if there is no hope of an end to this nightmare' | via @telegraph https://t.co/WXMS43WiYc — 1 week 1 day ago
Join an immersive educational experience with us through free virtual reality tours on Wednesday Feb 19th 2020 in D… https://t.co/yRBU7MKCCO — 7 weeks 1 day ago