CRC News Archive

Biodiversity is essential for human survival. It provides us with basics necessities like food, water and energy while enhancing our quality of life.

Professor Ann Dale received the 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award from Nature Canada on Tuesday night.

National Environmental Treasure (NET) - New national campaign for action on biodiversity loss in Canada

Biodiversity is the library of life. It is the diversity of species living in an area and the relationships they have with one another. Diversity ensures resilience and the ability to adapt in the face of hardship, pressure and change.

Earlier this week, the CRC Research team attended the Ecocity World Summit in Vancouver. Since 1990, this international summit has addressed building cities in balance with nature.

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Given the spread of misinformation online, it is incredibly important that academic research make a difference. However, it can often be difficult to make research engaging and visible to the public among the noise of the internet.

Mobilizing “facts” and “evidence” has never been more important, given the nature of our post-truth society. We live in an age that is paradoxically information rich due to the proliferation of Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs) and information poor due to the spread of misinformation.