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MAEEC Field School on Salt Spring Island in 2020
Hilary Leighton
Royal Roads students in their second year of the MAEEC program will head to Salt Spring Island to study biodiversity and adaptation within a "living laboratory"

Which metals are lurking in Kelowna and West Kelowna garden soils?
Matt Dodd
Royal Roads' Matt Dodds has been studying potentially toxic metals in urban soils in Canada in collaboration with BSc and MSc students.

The Good Society
Ann Dale
Edmonton has just incorporated a carbon budget limiting the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) it can emit, hopefully, the first of many cities to do so.

Going paperless
Ann Dale
Staff and faculty in Royal Roads University's School of Environment and Sustainability are committed to going paperless and are open to suggestions.

Study finds high economic benefits of recycling
Tammy Schwass
A recent Recycling Council of Alberta study found that the province could double the economic value and jobs by increasing and diversifying recycling programs.

The connection between public health and planning
Jade Yehia
Royal Roads student Jade Yehia explores the connections between built environments and health.

The importance of ecological gratitude
Scott Dunham
Royal Roads' Scott Dunham reflects: "If there is any ecological hope, then it will sprout from gratitude as the appropriate personal response to earth’s gifts."

Planetary Safety Nets
Ann Dale
Scientists at Resolve have drawn up a blueprint for a planetary “safety net” of protected areas they argue could help halt catastrophic biodiversity loss.

Could the beach be home to clam beds again?
BSc in Environmental Science Students
Royal Roads BSc in Environmental Science students are analyzing samples for metal contamination at Coburg Peninsula; Shellfish harvesting may be reestablished.