• Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science and Department of Biology, Carleton University
A woman kayaks near Pigeon Lake in central Ontario in 2021. Canada is rich in natural resources and freshwater, but those resources aren’t infinite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

‘Elbows up’ in Canada means sustainable resource development

Accelerated resource development in Canada should not burden future generations with environmental destruction.
Clayoquot Sound, part of the Tla-o-qui-aht territory, has been the site of numerous protests against logging the forest. Meares Island was declared a Tribal Park in 1984. (Shutterstock)

Respect for Indigenous knowledge must lead nature conservation efforts in Canada

To combat the biodiversity crisis, we need to fundamentally shift our economy and society and make nature conservation the norm.
Bank swallows, like this juvenile, may become endangered unless habitat loss and other threats are reduced. Shutterstock

How birders helped pinpoint hotspots for migratory bird conservation

A collection of millions of bird sightings has identified the best places to invest in conservation.

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