Ecology & Action (E&A) magazine is our membership magazine that is available twice a year in both print and online. Articles are written and edited by volunteers and Ecology Action Centre staff.
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Latest Issue: Fall 2024
Check out the articles featured in the most recent issue of E&A below, or click here to read the whole thing! PDFs of some of our past editions are also available by clicking on their cover images at the bottom of this page.
Toward a Common Coastal Future
Nova Scotia - Canada’s Ocean Playground is printed boldly on our licence plates. However, cracks in this narrative emerge once you look closer at how our coastline is managed. Read about how we can redefine our relationship with the coast here.
An Abundance of Joy
A living shorelines project on Panuk/Lake Banook approaches land and coastal restoration via nature-based solutions. Read more about this community effort and the people behind it here.
Connecting with Communities: Creating the Gros Morne Community-Led Marine Atlas in Western Newfoundland
As our ocean continues to change, and competing industries look to expand the blue economy, it’s more critical than ever for the community's voice to be heard. The Gros Morne atlas is a tool that does just that. Read about how the atlas came to life here.
Finding Resilience Through Indigenous Knowledge: An Interview with Chris Googoo
Read highlights from a conversation with Chris Googoo about Indigenous environmental knowledge, his experience in building community and his current project saving hemlock trees from an invasive species.
Turning Tides: Climate Resilience in Commercial Fisheries
Climate change is influencing the distribution, abundance, growth and competition of marine species. Read about how fisheries are adapting by using on-demand fishing gear and other gear types.
Protecting Nature’s Pathways: The Importance of Wildlife Corridors in a Changing World
The natural world is being forced to adjust to a landscape drastically altered by human-caused impacts such as development and climate change. Read how wildlife corridors are one important conservation method in combating habitat fragmentation.
Urban Farming in Mi’kma’ki
We are struggling to feed ourselves here in Mi'kma'ki. Urban agriculture offers a grassroots response. It reminds us that communities have the inherent ability to find unique, resilient and creative ways to support one another in times of crisis.
Nurturing Well-being: A Key Part of Ecological Action
The ongoing destruction of the natural world threatens leads many to an ever-growing sense of worry about the future of the planet. We must build resilience by caring for our mental well-being, both as individuals and communities.
How the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area Could Contribute to a More Climate-Resilient HRM
The Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) Wilderness Area is made up of several plots of land, scattered between watercourses and developments. Read how the wetlands and forests within the BMBCL play an important role for both wildlife and humans.
Remembering Bill Zimmerman
Long-time clean energy activist, conservationist and Ecology Action Centre supporter Bill Zimmerman died unexpectedly on Sept. 24, 2024. Nova Scotia has sadly lost a lively, well-informed champion of renewable energy, nature conservation and the arts. We remember Bill here.
You can also learn what our staff have been up to in recent months in the Action is our Middle Name section - read it here!
