Caitlin Cunningham is an Interdisciplinary PhD student from the School for Resource and Environmental Studies. Her research looks at the future of cities, specifically sustainable communities that allow nature to thrive alongside humans.
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2020 was going to be a “super year for nature”. Multiple global climate and biodiversity conferences were to take place, attended by ambitious policy makers who would chart the course for navigating the climate and biodiversity crises through the new decade. Building on the momentum picked up during the UN Decade on Biodiversity, 2020 got […]
The days are getting cooler, nights longer and the leaves are changing colour. Fall is in the air. Time to dig out the sweaters, pumpkin recipes and rakes. Well, maybe not that last one. If you are lucky enough to live in a neighbourhood with a lot of trees, chances are you are familiar with […]
Earlier this month the World Wildlife Fund released its Living Planet Report, and the evidence is undeniable: life on this planet is being destroyed at an unprecedented rate. Between 1970 and 2016, populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by an average of 68%. Three-quarters of the world’s ice-free land has been […]
Think about the word nature. What sort of images come to your mind? A wild forest? A rugged mountain chain? These aren’t unusual responses to the prompt. Most Canadians think of nature as endless expanses of forest, crystal-clear mountain lakes and wild animals. Nature is spectacular, postcard-worthy places that leave us in awe. In contrast, cities are concrete jungles, not somewhere […]
Usually when we talk about connectivity in cities, we’re talking about human transportation. But it’s not just humans who need to move around the city. Just as we use transit networks to get to where we live, work and play, wildlife need to be able to move to where they feed, breed and winter. Parks are important for wildlife in the city, but few can support wildlife long term. […]
What is one of the biggest trends in municipal governance these days? Declaring a climate emergency. Melbourne has. London has. Halifax has. Toronto, Budapest, Paris, Recife, New York City, Thunder Bay, Cologne…. the list goes on and on. This is great news, as cities play a major role in the fight against climate change, but […]
