Tag: Arctic

Posts count: 346

Canada's North Beyond 2011

Last week I attended an interesting conference in Edmonton, hosted by the Conference Board of Canada. Called Canada’s North Beyond 2011, it brought together over three hundred participants to hear from an impressive array... Read More
Last week I attended an interesting conference in Edmonton, hosted by the Conference Board of Canada. Called Canada’s North...
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Planet in Focus: The Polar Explorer

Have you ever tried explaining the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic to a group of school children? Read More
Have you ever tried explaining the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic to a group of...
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VIFF: Burning Ice

Regular readers of this blog will know that I went on a journey to the Arctic this summer with Students on Ice. Together with a group of high school students, scientists, artists and educators,... Read More
Regular readers of this blog will know that I went on a journey to the Arctic this summer with...
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VIFF: Eider ducks and salmon forests

Watching People of a Feather last night in a packed cinema made me think of the similarities between the Inuit’s reliance on eider ducks and First Nations’ reliance on salmon here in BC. In... Read More
Watching People of a Feather last night in a packed cinema made me think of the similarities between the...
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Fall Migrations and the National Energy Board Meeting in Inuvik

It’s fall in Inuvik. The Porcupine Caribou are crossing the Dempster highway. Canada Geese are beginning their flight south. Bowhead whales are travelling east from the Beaufort to Chukchi sea. And leaders... Read More
It’s fall in Inuvik. The Porcupine Caribou are crossing the Dempster highway. Canada Geese are beginning their flight...
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Where do the Narwhal go?

It’s totally true that I have one of the best ‘jobs’ in the world, and I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity, and very proud to be able to represent WWF in such work. Read More
It’s totally true that I have one of the best ‘jobs’ in the world, and I’m extremely grateful for...
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Welcome to Inuvik – the place where people meet

This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well, almost. Read More
This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well,...
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Students on Ice: Youth gone wild

This summer, I participated in the Students on Ice Arctic expedition 2011. It was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve ever had, living on a ship for two weeks with scientists, artists, Inuit... Read More
This summer, I participated in the Students on Ice Arctic expedition 2011. It was one of the most eye-opening...
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Video: WWF and Students on Ice

As we get ready for the long weekend, I'm reflecting on "how I spent my summer vacation." And wow, what a back-to-school assignment it was! Read More
As we get ready for the long weekend, I'm reflecting on "how I spent my summer vacation." And wow,...
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The evil partner of climate change: Ocean acidification

Coral reefs are in decline worldwide because of global warming, overfishing and other impacts. Ocean acidification, unless rapidly addressed, will kill them completely. The outlook is grim: tropical reefs globally may start dissolving as... Read More
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide because of global warming, overfishing and other impacts. Ocean acidification, unless rapidly addressed,...
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