September’s Arctic sea-ice on track for second lowest on record
September’s Arctic sea-ice extent is the second lowest on record, shows recent data from researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute
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Environment
Blog – Climate change education is not just about science
Tackling climate change requires radical transformations across society – from individual households to national governments, from the language we use
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Residents on alert as crews battle large wildfire in northwestern Canada
Eighteen people have been flown out of the vicinity of a growing wildfire in central Yukon (northwestern Canada), while other
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Ottawa and Inuit in Atlantic Canada to launch study on protected marine area
A coastal area adjacent to the Torngat Mountains National Park in northern Labrador in Atlantic Canada is under consideration to
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Rare snow-white squirrel spotted in Yukon, northwestern Canada
Steve Buyck says when he first caught a glimpse of a little bright-white critter, he thought it was a weasel.
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Sanikiluaq, Nunavut wins $5.5M to lay groundwork for protected area on Belcher Islands
A project to expand community-driven science and lay the groundwork for a protected conservation area on the Belcher Islands has
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Indigenous groups in Northern Canada celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement
People from eight Indigenous communities are celebrating a groundbreaking collaboration agreement on how they will share the harvest of the
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Expedition seeks to better understand underwater sea life in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
A 10-day research project between an ocean conservation group and the government of the Inuit region of Atlantic Canada wound
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Final agreement signed to protect Peel watershed in northwestern Canada
It has taken more than 15 years of consultations, protests, court battles and more consultations — and now a final
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Major land use agreement to be signed in Yukon, northwestern Canada
It has taken more than 15 years of consultations, protests, court battles and more consultations — and now a final
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New Indigenous protected area created in Northern Canada
A remote Indigenous community in Canada’s Northwest Territories is celebrating today the creation of a new Indigenous protected area that
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Bizarre winter weather in South caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study
There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not
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Anglers allowed to catch chinook salmon in northwestern Canada
There’s some good news for anglers in Yukon hoping to snag a chinook salmon this year. The federal Department of
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Communities in Nunavut, Arctic Canada on track for warmer than normal summer
The summer isn’t over and so far people in many Nunavut communities have been feeling the heat. “June, July and
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Russia, China to do joint research in Arctic Siberia
Chinese and Russian scientists part of the China-Russia Arctic Research Center have announced their first joint project together will be
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