Playing out year over year, the chaotic cycle of drought crises has become a familiar experience for British Columbians.
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Wolves are a vital part of Canada’s rich biodiversity and are a culturally important species. Killing them to protect caribou repackages the colonial fear of the “big bad wolf.”
Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.
The proportion of a watershed that is logged isn’t the only factor that determines flood risk. The landscape and climate matter too.
Facing pressures in both marine and terrestrial environments, the marbled murrelet is listed as threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track record of cost overruns complicate the picture.
In mountainous environments, logging can hasten snowmelt, leading to larger floods.
Translocation intends to minimize the impacts of development. Research shows that we are moving millions of animals and have no idea what happens to them next.
Seaweed aquaculture is attracting attention, but improved oversight is needed to prevent ecological impacts.
Impact assessments prevent harm before it occurs. Circumventing the process before we understand the risks is misguided and a gamble with our collective future.
Data shows that almost all of B.C.’s endangered wildlife are not recovering quickly enough, if at all.
Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects are growing quickly in Canada. New research suggests they could enable widespread acceptance of energy transitions.
Climate change is altering not only how much snow falls, but where snowpack persists and how long it lasts.
Modern engineering practices explicitly design concrete to be more resilient to earthquakes, but older buildings predate such practices. That makes them especially vulnerable.
Expediency with industrial development carries real environmental risks for salmon unless matched by corresponding investment in mitigation and monitoring.
Researchers have known for centuries that some fish make sounds. Now, using special underwater acoustics, researchers have been able to identify sounds from eight different species.
Calling Ksi Lisims a “nation-building” project masks unresolved questions about who benefits, who bears the risks and how the project fits into a rapidly changing global liquefied natural gas market.
Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for future ones.
A new study provides a clear picture of how birds are responding to climate change in the mountains near Vancouver.
The challenge is not firefighting capacity nor convincing people to help; it is coordinating efforts to prioritize safety and efficiency.
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Lecturer, School of Humanitarian Studies, Royal Roads University
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Assistant professor in Indigenous Governance, École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)
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Professor, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
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UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) and Professor in Political Science, Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
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