Boston is transforming traditional roadside turfgrass into bioswales and rain gardens to manage stormwater, reduce flooding, and support urban biodiversity. This shift makes green infrastructure a new standard in city planning, reflecting a broader commitment to climate resilience and ecological design....
On Kainai (Blood Tribe) territory in Alberta, the first Indigenous Fire Guardians program in Canada is rekindling traditional fire knowledge to heal land and culture. As wildfires surge and biodiversity declines, this initiative offers an example of how Indigenous leadership can drive ecological recovery and sovereign stewardship....
How Vancouver’s St. George Rainway uses a bioswale to manage stormwater, support biodiversity, and reconnect critical ecological corridors through innovative green infrastructure design....
How Toronto Metropolitan University's Ecological Design Lab's Bird-Safe City project is at the forefront of creating impactful, place-based design solutions for the wildlife in our cities, tackling the biodiversity crisis....
We can use a relational approach to building infrastructure in a way that supports regeneration and disrupts the current power imbalances in designing infrastructure, particularly internet access to Indigenous communities....
In June 2024, the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, in collaboration with the British Columbia government, established ten new conservancies protecting 760 square kilometers of old-growth forests in Clayoquot Sound - an ecologically rich region on Vancouver Island....
Invasive species are a growing threat to Canada’s biodiversity, as climate change is shifting ecosystems creating ideal conditions for invasives to outcompete native species. But there’s hope - by taking simple actions like planting native species, reporting sightings, and supporting conservation efforts, we can help biodiversity fight back. ...
Urbanization threatens biodiversity, but communities worldwide are proving that local action and sustainable strategies can make a difference. ...
With 2024 now at a close, how did Canada’s GHG emission levels and targets measure up, and what does this mean for the country’s climate goals as we head into 2025? ...
Rain gardens support local biodiversity and mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff by mimicking systems in nature....
Transforming boulevards into ecological havens filled with native plants, wildflowers, trees, and shrubs supports local biodiversity....