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Tracking puffins at dawn in Alaska

Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards

In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region’s fish stocks.

“I’ve always wanted to work with something related toĚýmarine science,” said Ciafro. “This experience has helped me grow so much as a person.”

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Published on: 4 Dec 2024

Small berries, big achievements

He’s known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, Marc Bieler (DipAgr’58, BA’64) has contributed to Quebec’s thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this McGill alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.

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Classified as: Marc Bieler
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024

The Jean-Martin Fortier phenomenon

In a recent article, into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular seriesĚýLes fermiers Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic microfarming in Quebec is highly regarded by many, though some have raised concerns that his presentation of the business as profitable and accessible to all is overly optimistic.

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
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Published on: 7 Aug 2024

McGill establishes research chair to address climate change in the North

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.

Classified as: Anja Geitmann, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, CINE, Lyman Entomological Museum, Marc Bieler, Bieler School of Environment, Herbarium
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Published on: 18 Oct 2023

Montreal 2140: Hopeful Futures in Science and Storytelling

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A Solvathon at the Bieler School of Environment, McGill University

Keynote speakers: Kim Stanley Robinson and Annalee Newitz

October 12-13, 2023

Classified as: environment, Bieler School of Environment, culture, science and technology, climate
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Published on: 31 Aug 2023

2023 Environment Public Lecture: Gernot Wagner

Here is the video recording of the 2023 Public Lecture.



The Bieler School of Environment presents:

Professor Gernot Wagner

2023 Environment Public Lecture

“Climate Risks, Uncertainties, and Opportunities"

Classified as: environment, Bieler School of Environment, Business, economy, global
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Published on: 23 Aug 2023

Les bouches d’égout, puissants émetteurs de GES (Manholes, a major source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions)

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Published on: 14 Dec 2022

McGill receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology

The Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), is investing more than $4 million in three McGill-led projects through the Climate Awareness and Action Fund (CAAF).The projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Classified as: climate change, Bieler School of Environment, Grant Clark
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Published on: 29 Nov 2022

UBC names Buszard Interim Vice-President and Chancellor

Former Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-Principal of McGill University’s Macdonald Campus, 1996-2005, and founding Dean of the McGill School of Environment, 2008, Dr. Deborah Buszard has been appointed to Interim Vice-President and Chancellor at the University of British Columbia.

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Published on: 6 Oct 2022

Filmmaker Alex Pritz focuses on human relationship with the natural world

In August, documentary filmmaker Alex Pritz, BSc(AgEnvSc)’13 – BSE has released his award-winning National Geographic documentary The Territory which “provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon.”

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Classified as: Focus on Macdonald, Alex Pritz
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Published on: 6 Oct 2022

Meeting the climate crisis with resilience and collaborative action

McGill undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.

Registration is now open to students in every program for FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.

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Published on: 14 Jul 2022

Rethinking the world, one small farm at a time

How can we help societies achieve more resilient agriculture in the face of geopolitical disturbances and climate change? Why do we continue to propose agricultural systems based on globalized commodity markets as the only way to feed ourselves? Why continue to subsidize models that destroy soil fertility, ecosystems and put our health at risk?Ěý

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Published on: 20 Jun 2022

New study reveals the poor hit hardest by heat waves

In a new study, our team of climate scientists, economists and engineers (including BRE’s Mohammad Reza Alizadeh and Jan F. Adamowski]) found that the poorest parts of the world are likely to be two to five times more exposed to heat waves than richer countries by the 2060s. By the end of the century, the lowest-income quarter of the global population’s heat exposure will almost match that of the entire rest of the world.

Classified as: Jan Adamowski, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh
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Published on: 18 Feb 2022

Environment students tackle climate-change problems

In [Bieler School of Environment course] ENVR 401, advanced undergrads team up to conduct research on behalf of actual “clients,” such as not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, and operating units of the University. The students scope out their projects at the start of the fall semester. By the end of the semester, they submit final reports for dissemination to the research community and to the people affected.

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Published on: 18 Feb 2022

Quand une histoire de canneberges se conclut par un don pour l’environnement

Grâce au don de Marc Bieler, l’Université McGill peut offrir un meilleur soutien à la recherche en environnement.

« La canneberge est la culture maraĂ®chère la plus Ă©cologique qui soit, dĂ©clare Marc Bieler. D’une part parce qu’elle est cultivĂ©e sur des terres classĂ©es impropres Ă  l’agriculture, les sols Ă©tant trop humides et acides, et d’autre part parce que la loi nous oblige Ă  conserver Ă  l’état naturel 35Ěý% de la superficie de la ferme.Ěý»

Classified as: Marc Bieler, Bieler School of Environment
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021

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