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Conserving Tree Seeds with Indigenous Communities

The Indigenous Seed Collection Program is an Indigenous-led program hosted by Natural Resources Canada’s National Tree Seed Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Its purpose is to conserve species of spiritual, cultural, medicinal and economic importance to Indigenous communities from across this part of Turtle Island (now referred to as Canada). Participants and organizers braid together Indigenous ways of knowing and Western sciences, learning together as they collectively continue to preserve and protect our forests.
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Is natural hydrogen the solution?

There seems to be a lot of excitement about natural hydrogen lately. But why is the level of interest peaking now? Could it be part of the solution to the climate crisis? Is it the environmentally friendly game changer everyone is looking for? Or not? To answer those questions and more, we reached out to one of our hydrogen experts, as well as a scientist from the University of Toronto.
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Shape-shifting forests: a tale of climate, wildfires and surprising outcomes

The story of North American forests is one of resilience, adaptation, renewal and hope.

January 2024

If you hike or stroll through one of Canada’s northern forests, you might experience a world of towering trees, cool shade filled with the scent of pines and spruces — home to many different plants and animals of all shapes and sizes. But Ellen Whitman, a wildfire research scientist at the Canadian Forest Service, sees things through a different lens. What she notices is a landscape quietly and gradually transforming.

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Managing our Carbon Emissions

We, as human beings, find ourselves in a challenging situation when it comes to carbon emissions. Almost everything we do in our modern lives produces carbon emissions, which impact the very environment we live in. Is it possible to maintain our quality of life AND reduce our carbon emissions? Our scientists are working hard to address that issue. Listen to find out how.

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