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Environment Archive

Nov 29, 2011

Inside the Durban Climate Talks

Get up to speed on the issues and unfolding events in Durban this week with some quick resources we’ve put together. This could be the most contentious Climate Talk yet! Read More…

Sep 26, 2011

The Farms are Not All Right

The Farms are Not All Right is the title of an excellent cover story in the October issue of Walrus Magazine. This engaging and clear story by environment writer Chris Turner is a thoughtful and important look at Canadian farms – and where they could be headed. It is perhaps the best story on Canadian farming this year. Read More…

Jul 20, 2011

Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change

The Centre for Global Development has updated its online, interactive Climate Change Map. All 10 countries that USC Canada works in are listed among the top 50 most at-risk countries in the world – subject to climate change impacts of extreme weather, and especially agricultural productivity loss. Read More…

Nov 8, 2010

Creating Food Security in Timor Leste

Congratulations to farmers and field staff at USC Timor Leste’s innovative farmer-led food security program! It was featured at this year’s Canadian Conference on Global Health in Ottawa. You can watch the video – starring our partners and friends in Timor Leste – here.

Sep 24, 2010

Saving a Saver

Scientists and conservationists are waging an international campaign to stop Russia’s Pavlovsk seed bank from being turned over to a housing development. Read more….