Environmentalism

Academic research on community benefit agreements between Barrick Gold and locals around the Pueblo Viejo mine was well-received by government officials in the Dominican Republic at first, but then quashed shortly after.

Matt Humphrey — an Anglican priest, writer and educator who lives, works and plays on Songhees territory in the Cecilia Creek watershed (Victoria, B.C.) — mixes faith with environmental stewardship.

At 26, Leah Davidson has co-founded a new course of study at the University of Pennsylvania called environmental humanism, co-authored an anthology used by the International Polar Foundation and co-designed a program that helps divert food waste away from landfills.

Kyle Powys Whyte, an Indigenous scientist and climate change expert, says Indigenous peoples have led some of the most vibrant climate change movements, focused on repairing and strengthening ethical and just relationships. Mistakenly, many environmentalists focus on an environmental crisis that must be addressed so urgently and swiftly, that relationships don't matter, he says.