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Rajeev Pillay, University of Northern British Columbia and James Watson, The University of Queensland
A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within.
A green ribbon reading “Ash Tree at Risk” is tied around an ash tree in Omaha, Neb. in 2017.
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The emerald ash borer is a destructive invasive pest which has killed tens of millions of trees across North America and has now been sighted in Vancouver.
Une activité physique régulière permet de prévenir et de gérer de nombreuses maladies chroniques.
Des facteurs tels que la famille et les amis, des communautés plus sûres, un environnement scolaire positif et des ressources adéquates sont souvent associés à une activité physique accrue.
Regular physical activity helps to prevent and manage many chronic diseases.
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Factors such as having supportive family and friends, safer communities, positive school environments and adequate resources, are often associated with more physical activity.
Tyson ‘Freedom George’ Billings, a prominent figure in the ‘freedom convoy,’ leaves the Ottawa courthouse after being released on June 15, 2022.
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The ‘freedom convoy’ provides a way to express the emotional self-interest of Canadians — mostly white men — who feel they are losing their rightful place in Canadian society.
Patient safety incidents are the third leading cause of death in Canada.
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Patient safety incidents were already a leading cause of death in Canada. With that crisis converging with the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care is being pushed to a breaking point.
Wolverine numbers are declining globally due to heavy trapping and predator killing by humans, habitat loss, climate change and various other factors.
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The key to protecting wolverines around the world is to reduce trapping, minimize predator control pressures, and to protect and connect large blocks of intact habitat they need to survive.
A ‘freedom convoy’ protester yells at police officers as they cleared the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.
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A perception that the benefits and status people believe themselves entitled to have been wrongfully taken away by unforeseen forces motivates ‘freedom convoy’ protesters.
Agreeing to disagree? Showing empathy or compassion about why someone holds opinions very different from yours can help defuse polarization.
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How to manage the stress of polarization and how to function when it surrounds us is now a necessary but underdeveloped skill for many of us.
Each year the global temperature is 1 C above the 1951-80 average temperature, glaciers lose, on average, about 0.8 metres of water equivalent depth.
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Policy-makers need the courage to commit to meaningful reductions of greenhouse gas emissions if we want to avoid the widespread loss of mountain glaciers.
El proyecto busca facilitar la investigación y mostrar brechas que deben ser abordadas para promocionar un estilo de vida activo y saludable en niños y jóvenes a nivel global.
By identifying the need to tackle systemic discrimination instead of colonialism, Trudeau is reinforcing an established idea in Canadian politics: that colonialism is history.
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Villain, victim or hero? It all depends on who’s telling the story. When an audience is aware of how a story is framed, it can focus on the arguments, not the frame.
Ghana is still finding ways of maximising its oil wealth.
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Oversight over how Ghana’s oil wealth is spent has become more important than ever.
Sir John A. Macdonald was not only Canada’s first prime minister, he was the first justice minister and attorney general. Jody Wilson-Raybould has suggested the two roles should be split.
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Sir John A. Macdonald fused the jobs of justice minister and attorney general as Canada’s first prime minister. So is he partly to blame for the SNC-Lavalin controversy?
Predatory fish are among the most vulnerable species to human pressures.
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The world has some 500 million square kilometres of ocean. But just 55 million square kilometres remain untouched by intensive human activities such as fishing.