/macdonald/taxonomy/term/1536/all en /macdonald/channels/news/co-imagining-futures-canadas-landscapes-anthropocene-352758 <p>We live in the Anthropocene era. Human actions have become the major driving force behind unprecedented environmental challenges, creating delicate complexities and uncertainties about the future of the planet and humanity. Canada’s critical landscapes are not spared from these challenges, threatening the well-being of human and non-human communities that depend on them for various natural benefits. Thus, our ability to prepare, plan, and reflect for the future has never been as important to ensure that Canada’s landscapes thrive sustainably and resiliently in the Anthropocene.</p> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:39:55 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1538609 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-establishes-research-chair-address-climate-change-north-352101 <p>As Canadians experience a year of record-breaking wildfires, floods, and extreme heat, experts are warning that these conditions will persist and likely intensify over the coming decades as we experience the escalating effects of climate change and global warming. These impacts are being felt even more acutely in northern regions of the planet, where temperatures are rising at four times the global rate.</p> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:25:13 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1521126 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/achieving-alternate-futures-anthropocene-351626 <p>A <a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-095011">recent article</a>, written by a team which includes Professor <a href="/nrs/academic-0/bennett">Elena Bennett</a> in UUÖ±²¥â€™s Department of Natural Resource Sciences, explores the challenges of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch defined by humans' colossal impact on the environment. To counteract this widescale destruction, the researchers propose that imagination is a hopeful yet complicated tool for creating a positive environmental future. </p> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:19:23 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1510926 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/exploring-ecological-drivers-terrestrial-carbon-cycling-267713 <p>The Department of Natural Resource Sciences invites you to a Special Seminar by Tom Crowther, Marie Curie Fellow, Netherlands Institute of Ecology</p> Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:37:34 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52718 at /macdonald