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Seasons and Biocultural Diversity in a Changing World
May 31, 2010
The changing global climate is having an impact on Traditional Knowledge Systems. Because the timing of seasonal events is changing, Indigenous Peoples are seeing a disruption in the choreography of their activities and predictions of when to harvest food and other resources. Traditional ecological knowledge complements scientific research in providing different kinds of information that can be used together to better understand some aspects of climate change.

Working Trees: The Future of Our Forests
September 22, 2011
What do you think the forests are for in a country such as Canada, where 91% of our forests are owned by our provincial or federal governments? Where do you draw the line in a battle of economics versus the environment? Mark Hubert of the Forest Products Association of Canada and Faisal Moola of the David Suzuki Foundation discuss the future of Canada's forests.

John Hastings: kayaker, member of the Canadian National Kayak Team
April 20, 2011
Watch this RBC Olympian talk about the pursuit of excellence and his intimate connection with water and the environment. This lecture, which was given during a youth forum, and included a discussion period with the audience.

Arctic Biodiversity Symposium
November 18, 2011
In honour of the International Year of Biodiversity, the Canadian Museum of Nature hosted the Arctic Biodiversity Symposium in November 2010, in Ottawa, Ontario. Researchers and other stakeholders in biodiversity presented their research and discussed many of the major issues concerning this unique environment.