Given the racial and economic segregation that marks most Canadian neighbourhoods, it’s particularly important to do social repair work in ways that reach across postal codes.
As a guiding elder for Vancouver’s Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, Carole Christopher is convinced many older people can provide a well of wisdom for young people, their organizations and society.
Research has shown that smells enhance autobiographical memories and trigger trauma-related flashbacks and that rates of PTSD, depression and generalized anxiety climb after wildfires and remain elevated for years after.
Is it possible we are nearing the tipping point of hope about the fate of our warming planet, finally poised to offset the negativism of the last decade?
In dealing with the climate crisis, parents must shift beyond the gloom and doom and nurture in our children a mindset and a skill set that focuses on hope and opportunity.
Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more devastating wildfires, heat waves, drought and poor air quality, are fueling “climate anxiety” among young people.