Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House is highlighting a distressing trend: lake whitefish (or adikameg, in the Anishinaabe language) — once a staple in the diets and culture of those living along the shores of the Great Lakes — are now on the verge of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
Read MoreYou don’t always need massive datasets to learn something important about nature. While modern ecology often focuses on large-scale “big data,” a recent study carried out, in part, by one of our collaborators Dr. Robert Hanner shows that smaller, less-than-perfect datasets can still reveal important patterns—if analyzed carefully.
Read MoreFreshwater ecosystems, though covering just 1% of Earth's surface, support over 10% of known species, illustrating their crucial role in global biodiversity.
Read MoreAt COP16, Ecojustice, Greenpeace Canada, and other environmental groups urged Canada’s Parliament to pass Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Act, which has stalled since its introduction.
Read MoreThe Nature Accountability Act (Bill C-73) aims to hold Canada accountable for its biodiversity commitments, addressing a dire nature crisis marked by habitat destruction and species decline.
Read MoreOur planet faces a growing need for watershed restoration. Human activities like wastewater production, fossil fuel emissions, deforestation, and intensive agriculture have disrupted the delicate balance of nutrient flows between land and water.
Read MoreThe CEM’s inaugural symposium was a success! The event brought together experts in many fields, and resulted in much collaboration between managers, policy makers and research scientists.
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