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Students from the Faculty of Environment participated in the V2V Field School in Barkul, Chilika, India, joining a global delegation to explore the challenges and opportunities faced by coastal communities and small-scale fisheries. Co-directed by Dr. Prateep Nayak and Dr. Derek Armitage, the program focused on applying a commons approach to help these communities transition from vulnerability to viability. 

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Larry Lamb’s passing. Larry spent 40 years working in the Faculty of Environment as both an adjunct lecturer and head of the ecology lab.  

In June, the Faculty of Environment formalized its longstanding partnership with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. The research and collaboration efforts with these universities are now set to grow.

Environment celebrated our graduating students at convocation on Tuesday, June 11 and hosted a special ceremony to recognize this year’s students who graduated with outstanding achievements.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced a new online database to help municipalities address gaps in critical climate planning and reporting data. This new tool was made possible thanks to the Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership and Waterloo Climate Institute, led by researchers and staff in or affiliated with the Faculty of Environment. 

To reinforce our campus community’s connection with nature and create opportunities for community building, a new pilot project installed five log benches that seat up to 25 people in the grassy area across from EV3.

Introducing a new collaboration between the Rekhi Foundation for Happiness and the University of Waterloo, aimed at exploring the science of happiness. This partnership, represented by Waterloo's Faculty of Environment, seeks to integrate happiness research with sustainability efforts. This initiative reflects a shared vision of fostering well-being and sustainability through scientific understanding.

The inaugural Hub for Sustainability Integration Conference, held on March 22, 2024, marked a significant collaboration between the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) and the Faculty of Environment.

The University of Waterloo's Knowledge Integration (KI) program, celebrating its 15th anniversary, emphasizes solving complex global challenges like climate change and cybersecurity through interdisciplinary collaboration. The program aligns with Waterloo's future vision of integrating different disciplines to address global issues. At the 15th-anniversary event, projects from the Knowledge Integration exhibition (KIX), based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, were showcased.

We are proud to welcome Dr. Denis Aheto as the TD Walter Bean Professor in Environment for 2024. From March 4 to 8, Dr. Aheto will be visiting the Faculty of Environment to meet with students and faculty. He will also deliver two lectures on Africa's Plastic Revolution. We hope you will join us to learn about advancing global solutions for healthy oceans.