by Kate DesRoches | Aug 2, 2024 | Adaptation, Blog, Climate Change, Mi'kmaw Moons
Image Credit: Adege from Pixabay/Canva Introduction Traditional Indigenous knowledge is an important source of information for understanding the climate. The Mi’kmaq have thrived for well over 13,000 years in the region of Mi’kma’ki, which stretches across the...
by Kate DesRoches | Apr 15, 2024 | Adaptation, Climate Change
Originally published in Water News (vol. 43, no. 2) Spring 2024, Canadian Water Resources Association Organizations, industry, and communities are recognizing that planning for the future needs to be done differently. Whether it is motivated by experiencing...
by Kate DesRoches | Jan 31, 2024 | Atlantic, Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Change, Wetlands
Image credit: Nick Hill, SW Nova Biosphere Region Originally published in SW Biosphere Region Spring/Summer Newsletter 2023. Wetlands are incredible ecosystems for many reasons, and increasingly they have been acknowledged for their climate change mitigation and...
by Anna Jamieson | Nov 28, 2023 | Adaptation, Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Action, Climate Change
Introduction The maritime provinces of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are part of the unceded and traditional territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkwiyik, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. The Wabanaki forest, a transitional forest between the...
by Anna Jamieson | Oct 26, 2023 | Atlantic, Blog, Climate Action, Climate Change
Originally published in Water Source, Fall/Winter 2023, Canadian Water & Wastewater Association. There is a perceptible change underway in climate action; one that is long overdue. Undoubtedly a result of leadership from likely and unlikely places, there is a...
by Kate DesRoches | Oct 5, 2023 | Adaptation, Atlantic, Blog, Climate Change, Forest fires, Urban planning
Image credit: Google Maps, accessed on October 4, 2023. Background: Fire in Atlantic Canada Fire is and has been a natural part of forest ecosystems across Canada. While it is more common in the western and central parts of the country, fire has also historically...
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