A woman and children who were stranded by high water due to flooding are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat in Abbotsford, B.C., in November 2021. The Insurance Institute of Canada forecasts that annual insured losses from natural disasters could increase to $5 billion within the next 10 years.
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Although insurance is important in natural disaster recovery, government and property owners also play an important role in protecting Canadians against the impact of catastrophic weather events.
Enjoy the environment in 2022 and find ways to help nature and communities thrive.
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An environmental health scholar shares four resolutions to improve your relationship with the environment – and its prospects for the future.
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Our surroundings will be very different over the duration of a typical mortgage.
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There are some important issues to consider to best help marine species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.
Campaigners against ecocide are calling for it to become an international crime.
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Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities.
Cape York.
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How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
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To combat global warming we need to use atmospheric greenhouse gas observations to keep track of emissions.
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New technologies known as vehicle to grid may allow us to power our houses and save money at the same time.
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden greet each other at the COP26 UN climate conference.
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Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.
Environmental, social and governance problems in a company’s supply chain can be hard for investors to track.
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Two supply chain experts see a major flaw in how ratings agencies measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.
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The scientists who discovered that a giant panda’s distinctive markings provide camouflage from predators tell us about their latest work
Reintroducing the natural world into populated spaces could help the UK stave off the worst climate change effects.
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Nature-based solutions can help us sustainably tackle climate disasters - but to do that, they urgently need policy support.
Done deal?
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Global leaders at COP26 need to understand what is at stake for each nation and build trust to achieve a successful outcome.
Scientist Michelle Murphy says we should ‘value wastelands …and injured life.’ Here, collected plastic from the shoreline of Hamilton, Ontario is sorted by colour.
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In this episode, two Indigenous scientists running collaborative labs to address our climate crisis offer some ideas for environmental justice, including a redefinition of pollution.
In this episode, two Indigenous scientists offer a different theory of pollution — one that includes colonialism at its root. This understanding may help us make a better future. Here, logging activities in Australia.
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Colonialism is manifested by the way pollution impacts the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Two Indigenous environmental scientists discuss how they’ve overcome obstacles in their research.
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Africa was divided by European imperialists depending on what each desired in natural resources
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Western methods of preserving history have excluded Indigenous stories. How can we include Indigenous narratives and their methods of maintaining history?
City-level climate talks are often dominated by those who carry social privilege.
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Research shows white male voices tend to dominate climate discussions - this must change if we are to halt environmental destruction.
Microplastics, which can originate from the breakdown of plastic products, can be found practically everywhere on our planet.
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Researchers are uncovering how microplastic particles are carried in wind, rain and snow to remote regions of our planet.
We can’t afford to overlook the effects of a worsening climate.
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Humanity faces an extraordinary threat - why are so many of us not motivated into action?