Tag Archives: sustainability

Alberta creates world’s largest continuous protected boreal forest area

Alberta’s government is planning a massive expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland. Under the plan, 143,800 hectares of land will be added to over 160,000 hectares of protected boreal forests in northeastern Alberta. Almost all of the proposed expansion overlaps with a woodland caribou habitat and a small portion of the Ronald Lake bison herd range – both mammals that …

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The business of bees

Several funding initiatives are working to ensure the health of Canada’s pollinators, an essential factor for farming success.

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The UBC farm

Run by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, this research program probes the complexities of crop resiliency.

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COMPANY PROFILE: XpertSea

Using artificial intelligence to optimize aquaculture, this Quebec-based company helps international fish farms become more viable and sustainable.

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Taking action against wasteful labs

(via labconscious.com) Elicia Preston, research scientist and lab manager in the Genetics department at the Perelman School of Medicine/University of Pennsylvania, took action to reduce plastic waste in the laboratory by switching to glass petri plates. Data shared by the University of Cambridge Sustainable Labs and generated by the University of Edinburgh, based on usage and conversion factors sourced through …

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