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Trees are valuable components of the Canadian ecosystem and natural instruments of carbon storage and sequestration.ÌýKarisa Tyler, a recent Master of Science graduate from the Department of Geography and Environmental Management,Ìýlinked the tree growth of black spruce trees to local hydroclimate in two fen sites in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region.

Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is an issue that disproportionately impacts women and girls as they are often responsible for finding and collecting water for their households. This issue has a greater impact in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, where water access, solid waste receptacles and improved toilet facilities are not commonly present in households. Julius Jebuni, a Master of Arts graduate from the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, grew up in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Ìý His research explored women’s experiences and empowerment through WASH and cash transfer programs post-COVID 19 in his home community.

We are honoured to welcome Sir Andrew Steer as the 2025 TD Walter Bean Professor in Environment. This fall, he will join the Faculty of Environment to deliver two compelling lectures exploring how leaders, innovators, and citizens can rise to meet the world’s most urgent environmental challengesÌý— for nature, our cities and for our shared future.Ìý

A neighbourhood’s stores and restaurants can significantly influence the health and lifespan of its residents. This is due to the area’s retail food environment, which affects how convenient and affordable it is to access nutritious food. Patrycia Menko, a recent Master of Environmental Studies graduate from the School of Planning,Ìýidentified food deserts and food mirages in Toronto and the cross-sectional links between these areas and gentrification, broken down by dissemination area.

Small-scale fisheries supply about two-thirds of the global fish for direct human consumption, and are facing increased vulnerability to climate change, biodiversity loss, and livelihood security.ÌýFarah El-shayeb, a Master of Environmental Studies student in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, worked with Dr. Jeremy Pittman on an undergraduate research project to determine the role of family in adaptive capacity.

For her Master of Environment and Business capstone project, Anastasia MacDougallÌýcreated a set of recommendations that support broad operationalization of sustainable development within healthcare organizations.

The Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Ìý of their Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants in which five Faculty of Environment researchers were awarded project funding. Congratulations to Jennifer Asanin Dean, Brian Doucet, Marta Berbés, Rosella Carè and Seth Wynes. Additionally,ÌýTheÌýNatural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilÌýof Canada (NSERC) has named Peter Crank, Christine Dow and Richard Petrone as recipients of the 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants.Ìý

PhD students Richard Adeleke and Satveer Dhillon have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. The award, valued at $150,000 over three years, is given to doctoral students across Canada in the health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities fields.

A project led by Dr. Steven B. Young receives $50,000 in funding from NSERC and the United Kingdom Research and Innovation that will bring researchers together to compare and connect Canadian and UK perspectives on critical-mineral governance. Ìý

Corporations are major contributors to climate change and are under increasing pressure to disclose and reduce their carbon emissions. While many organizations claim to be decarbonizing their operations, it is difficult to differentiate between substantive effort and symbolic actions. This knowledge gap was the focus of Meijie Lin's research.Ìý