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An article by one of our associate professors Nathalie Chalifour!

Canada shouldn’t wait for the courts to litigate climate action. Only collaborative policy-making will deliver the rapid and systemic changes we need.

Affiliate professor Ryan Katz-Rosene presents the case for embracing complexity when it comes to making dietary choices.

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico is at its largest in at least 10 years, raising hope for the colourful but endangered insect.

The University of Ottawa’s Jeremy Kerr, an insect scientist who specializes in butterflies and moths, is in Mexico now. He says it is “wonderful news.”

Précédemment négligé, le concept des valeurs relationnelles devient rapidement un moyen crucial dans la compréhension de ce qui compte pour les gens et pour quelles raisons. En intégrant les valeurs relationnelles dans la prise de décision de tous genres, nous pouvons rendre les politiques et les programmes environnementaux applicables et efficaces. De cette façon, il est possible d’éviter plusieurs effets négatifs inattendus et harmoniser les combinaisons de politiques intelligentes qui permettent une transformation des normes sociales vers la durabilité.

Événement en anglais.

Alors que la perte exceptionnel de biodiversité continue de ravager l'environnement et de menacer le bien-être humain, il est de plus en plus évident que les obstacles les plus redoutables à la sauvegarde de la nature sont de nature politique, et non scientifique ou technique. Le défi de la gouvernance environnementale mondiale et nationale est de développer des solutions réalisables et d'activer le soutien politique pour une telle action. Parmi les solutions proposées se trouve l'allocation de la moitié de la surface de la planète à la nature.

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Are you passionate about the environment? Are you interested in pursuing a master’s degree? Apply for the Master’s of Environmental Sustainability program at the University of Ottawa’s Institute of the Environment! Here, you will tackle the greatest challenges facing our planet and society: environmental sustainability. Here are 6 features that should convince you to apply:

Join them for all sessions, or the session of interest, in February and March 2019 to see how your municipality can benefit from these new opportunities and apply proven solutions to existing challenges.

The International Leadership Association calls for contributors to submit courageous proposals to its 21st Annual Global Conference to be held in Ottawa, Canada, 24-27 October 2019. The ILA invites you to propose panels, presentations, poster sessions, roundtables, symposia, and workshops, that are interdisciplinary, that are multi-sector, that transcend national and cultural barriers, that explore new theories and innovative practices, and that consider knowledge and traditions from other disciplines and groups.

Some of the world’s most “charismatic” species are the most at risk due to climate change, a new study says.

Opinion: Despite assumptions that rebates would effectively buy Canadians' support for a carbon tax, there's no clear evidence that happened in B.C.