By Jaime Clifton-Ross, Research Curator, from What is a 21st Century Curator series
“My drawings celebrate the beauty we all stand to lose.”
— Zaria Forman
Zaria Forman has made it her life’s
Over the last decade I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to improve how we communicate our research to diverse publics, and get beyond the same old social bubles and filters. This article by
The Smart Prosperity Leader’s Initiative, a group of respected Canadian leaders from a range of sectors, recently launched their Let’s Stand Up for Nature campaign. As part of this initiative, they
As the New Year begins, we have some good news, big and small. The city of Victoria has adopted a bylaw banning businesses from offering single-use plastic bags to consumers starting July 1, 2018
"Little astronaut, where have you gone, and how is your song still torrenting on?"
—Robert McFarlane, Lark Spell, The Lost Words
Many words describing the natural world were sadly ‘culled’ from
South Australia is delivering on their energy plan thanks to the world’s largest lithium-ion battery. Manufactured in an impressive 60 days by Tesla, it will revolutionize the way electricity is
Blog by Joanna Chin, Doctoral Student, York University-Environmental Studies
In October, I was fortunate to be given a tour of Black Creek Community Farm by Leticia, the director of a 5.5-acre farm
How many of you have seen George Carlin's video on stuff? This article reminded me of his video and how difficult it is to be healthy when all around you the infrastructure is calling out to you, to
Norwegian visual artist, Andreas Lie, blurs the boundaries of nature. Through double exposure photography, he blends landscape scenes with the wildlife that call it home. He transforms the texture of
“I wish to illuminate the damage, the breakage, the fragmentation. Somehow, if I can make it beautiful, I can make it one again.”