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How can we cultivate relationships that are founded on peace, respect and friendship today? Deyohahá:ge: Sharing the River of Life is a new book featuring contributions from Dr. Kelsey Leonard that offers insights from the Covenant Chain-Two Row Wampum, detailing how Indigenous Peoples and newcomers build peace by respecting each other’s cultures, beliefs and laws.

How did a small handful of giant transnational corporations come to dominate the farm inputs sector? Dr. Jennifer Clapp’s new book, Titans of Industrial Agriculture: How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It Matters, details the assent of these corporations, why it matters and what can be done about it.

Dr. Kelsey Leonard served as sector co-chair and lead author of the Water Resources chapter in the recently released New York State Climate Impacts Assessment.

Dr. Chantel Markle was awarded an ORF-RI grant to advance wildlife and habitat management.

Eloise Fan was awarded the Linda Carson Memorial Interdisciplinary Award for her BES thesis entitled "Performing arts and climate change: Addressing climate anxiety with forum theatre."

Professor Kelsey Leonard leads the University of Waterloo Christmas Tree Lab which formalized a partnership with the Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario (CTFO) in 2024. Their goal is to commit to joint research projects and outreach efforts aimed at developing sustainable initiatives to advance the resilience and growth of the Christmas tree industry.

Post-doctoral scholar Augustine Kwame Osei leads the Ecosystem Dynamics Research Group's research which is combining alpaca waste with biochar to design a new compost that helps people and the planet.

SERS Professor Jennifer Clapp participated in a panel discussion on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paiken on the theme of whether Canada has a monopoly problem in its food system.

Transforming everyday citizens into environmental agents, SERS PhD student Jess Kidd identifies community members as the secret to increased understanding of our environment. 

A recent Conservation Biology publication, co-authored by SERS professor Derek Armitage, examines how governance can make or break conservation success.