Environment

It’s predicted that where we grow our food will have to shift north as increasing temperatures due to climate change make it too hot for crops to thrive near the equator. But moving our crops north, specifically into the Boreal Forest, is not as simple as it sounds. 

At the north of campus next to Village 1 residences and Westmount Road, lies a small section of urban forest that has recently received big attention. Recognizing how it embodies our spiritual connection to the land and fosters a place to heal from traumas, the space has been designated a national healing forest by the David Suzuki Foundation in partnership with the National Healing Forests Initiative.

The University of Waterloo is remembering Ian MacNaughton (BA ‘68, MA ‘71), a remarkable force in Ontario’s urban planning sector, after his death on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

Offering a raw, unfiltered look at the catastrophic ripple effects of overfishing, the University of Waterloo held a special screening of the documentary CAUGHT on September 13 at the Modern Languages Theatre.The documentary screening prompted students, faculty and alumni to reflect on the ways they can contribute to ocean sustainability. Dr.

For Jaden McGregor, a student in the Faculty of Environment’s Geography and Aviation program, taking to the skies was a way to pursue his two passions – adventure and photography. 

“300 years ago, before the arrival of industrial fishing, the ocean was full of life … and now, it’s like a shadow of itself,” says the narrator at the beginning of the trailer for CAUGHT — a new documentary by Age of Union, which reveals the critical impacts of dangerous fishing methods and dolphin bycatch off the coast of France.

All of humanity is impacted by digital ecosystems, but currently 2.9 billion people are excluded from the digital tech world and many more have limited access to reliable internet. In recognition, the United Nation’s has outlined mending this digital divide, expanding access to technology and promoting digital co-operation as areas of focus in the coming decade. Researchers at University of Waterloo are accelerating action on these pressing challenges in ways that uphold human rights.

The Land Back movement has called for global solidarity to address the oppression and dispossession of Indigenous Peoples’ lands and territories. The alienation of Indigenous Peoples from Water has largely been absent from this call to action. However, there is a growing consensus among Indigenous Water Protectors who assert that there cannot be Land Back without Water Back.

That’s the secret behind Paramvir Singh’s success. The new graduate earned his Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) this June and graduated at the top of his class receiving the Alumni Gold Medal for outstanding academic achievement in the Faculty of Environment as well as the Departmental Award for distinguished academic achievement in Geomatics.