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.
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.
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A Solvathon at the Bieler School of Environment, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ
Keynote speakers: Kim Stanley Robinson and Annalee Newitz
October 12-13, 2023
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"
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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.
Former Dean of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Associate Vice-Principal of Ď㽶ĘÓƵ’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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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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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.
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Arts
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Dept. of Geography
- Faculty of Law
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Environment
- Desautels Faculty of Management
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Schulich School of Music
- Faculty of Science
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
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.
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.
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»
Congrats to (NRS/BSE), one of sixteen Canadian sustainability leaders (#Clean16 honourees) named to the Delta Management Group’s 2022 list.
“It becomes so easy to do your part when everyone around you is doing their part to live sustainably.”
Hailing from around the world, McGill’s valedictorians are a diverse, multitalented group. When they came to the University, they brought with them their unique backgrounds, passions and ambitions. While they all praise the education they received at McGill, one thing is certain, the University has benefitted just as much for having them as valuable, contributing members of our community.