Twelve ways to build community - David Suzuki Foundation
Improves mental wellbeing by providing a sense of belonging. Offers safety and security. Encourages collective action. Builds and sustains resilience. Community is a foundational part of the human experience. It enables people to lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.
What is Land Back? - David Suzuki Foundation
What is Land Back? Land Back is an Indigenous-led movement with a rich and complex meaning. In the words of Isaac Murdoch, “Land Back is people returning back and finding their place in those systems of life.”. According to journalist and Canada Council for the Arts chair Jesse Wente, Land Back is “about the decision-making power.
The Sacred Balance: Learning from Indigenous Peoples
The following is adapted from the prologue to the 25th anniversary edition of The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (Greystone Books), released in December.. As host of the long-running television series The Nature of Things, I learned of the battle over clearcut logging on Haida Gwaii, off the coast of British Columbia, in the 1970s.. For thousands of …
Make every drop count: Water conservation tips
Water conservation is not just an individual responsibility; it's a collective effort that can have substantial benefits for the environment. These simple yet effective tips will help you reduce water use at home, outdoors and when travelling.
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Canadian charitable number: BN 127756716RR0001 US charitable number: 94-3204049 The David Suzuki Foundation acknowledges Indigenous Peoples throughout Canada, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis — more than 900,000 people living in around 630 Indigenous communities and in cities and towns across these lands.
A new era; new leadership at the David Suzuki Foundation
To our community, I’m writing with some wonderful news. As you may recall, our Foundation’s CEO of the past three years, Stephen Cornish, will move on this month to take up an important role as head of the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières international operations centre in Geneva combating the spread of COVID-19. We are grateful for Steve’s leadership at the Foundation ...
Ten inspiring lessons from trees - David Suzuki Foundation
Trees have lots to teach about the natural world and humanity’s place in it. Inspired by Tu B’Shvat, an ancient Jewish “new year for trees,” we’ve compiled 10 inspiring lessons from trees and five ways you can celebrate and honour them.
Fifteen top tips for everyday sustainable living
Eco-grief and climate anxiety are becoming more recognized as responses to the climate and biodiversity crises. It can be overwhelming to think about what one person can do to help solve these global problems when we know larger, societal transformation is needed.
Life-filled and life-giving, soil is too precious to waste
2023年8月17日 · As you walk outside, watching birds take flight or a squirrel run up a tree, take a moment to consider the activity beneath your feet. A new study shows more than half the world’s life is in soil — including 90 per cent of fungi, 85 per cent of plants and more than 50 per cent of bacteria. Just a teaspoon of healthy soil can contain up to …
Air travel and climate change - David Suzuki Foundation
While many sectors are beginning to reduce their emissions, aviation’s have continued to grow. Carbon emissions from the airline industry grew by 75 per cent from 1990 to 2012. It’s expected they will continue to grow rapidly until 2050. If left unchecked, they could consume a full quarter of the available carbon budget for limiting ...