#44 Using paleoecology to inform natural climate solutions with Sarah Finkelstein

#44 Using paleoecology to inform natural climate solutions with Sarah Finkelstein

In this first episode of season 5, we are speaking with Dr. Sarah Finkelstein, professor and Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Sarah’s research group seeks to better understand climates of the past and the drivers of climate and ecological change over the past 12,000 years. Studying paleoclimate involves collecting and analyzing geologic records and Sarah’s group specializes in analyzing the composition of lake and wetland sediment records from locations across the world, including the high Arctic, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Panama and Southern Africa.

We spoke to Sarah about her academic journey thus far, which has spanned several disciplines and a number of different geographical and environmental contexts. We talked about the controversy surrounding the designation of the so-called anthropocene epoch, which has not been accepted by the International Union of Geological Sciences. We also explored Sarah’s work on the connection between biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in Ontario’s north and how those topics intersect with Indigenous rights and appropriate engagement with Indigenous communities. Sarah is a research powerhouse and her passion for her work is contagious. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

Sarah's website: https://utpaleolab.wordpress.com/dr-sarah-finkelstein/

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#18 Navigating the biodiversity crisis with Dan Kraus

#18 Navigating the biodiversity crisis with Dan Kraus

In this episode, we’re speaking with Dan Kraus. Over the past 25 years, Dan has been working as an ecologist, environmental planner and conservation scientist in public, private and non-governmental o...

13 Touko 202251min

#17 Rubber ducks, microplastics and climate action with Rick Smith

#17 Rubber ducks, microplastics and climate action with Rick Smith

In this episode we are speaking with Rick Smith, the President of the Canadian Climate Institute (formerly the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices). Rick has had a long career in environmental acti...

3 Touko 202250min

#16 Finding the foundation with Severn Cullis-Suzuki

#16 Finding the foundation with Severn Cullis-Suzuki

In our season 2 premiere, we are speaking with Severn Cullis-Suzuki. When Severn was only 12 years old she warned world leaders about the cost of their inaction on environmental issues at the 1992 Uni...

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#15 The puzzle of global climate policy: reflections on COP26 with Raul Salas Reyes

#15 The puzzle of global climate policy: reflections on COP26 with Raul Salas Reyes

Welcome to our 2nd COP26 episode where we’re speaking with researchers involved in the climate science and policy landscape. For this episode we’re speaking with Raul Salas Reyes. Raul, who attended t...

9 Joulu 202148min

#14 Detection and attribution of climate change: the science of the 6th IPCC report with Nathan Gillett

#14 Detection and attribution of climate change: the science of the 6th IPCC report with Nathan Gillett

Although we’re taking a break while we get ready for Season 2 of the podcast, we wanted to shine a light on the science of the recently published 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel o...

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#13 The emerging ecology of cities with Marc Cadotte

#13 The emerging ecology of cities with Marc Cadotte

For this final episode of the first season of the podcast, we're speaking with with Professor Marc Cadotte. Marc completed his PhD in Ecology at the University of Tennessee in 2006. Following some pos...

26 Elo 20211h 8min

#12 Prescribing a dose of nature with Melissa Lem

#12 Prescribing a dose of nature with Melissa Lem

For episode #12, we speak with Dr. Melissa Lem, who is a family physician located in Vancouver, a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia and the president elect of the Canadian Assoc...

16 Elo 202145min

#11 Risk & resilience: coral reefs under climate change with Simon Donner

#11 Risk & resilience: coral reefs under climate change with Simon Donner

In episode 11, we speak with Dr. Simon Donner, a climatologist and Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. Simon’s research focuses on the impact of climate cha...

5 Elo 202150min

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