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Connect to databases, magazines, and authoritative sites for more environmental information.
Looking for more in-depth environmental information? Explore the library's databases, read magazines, and connect with authoritative sites.
Library research sites
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE contains information about the environmental impacts of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of full-text results from scholarly, government and general interest sources on a range of environmental subjects. - Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new window
Canadian Points of View contains resources that present multiple sides of an issues, helping to better understand controversial issues. Subjects relating to the environment, Indigenous rights, and animal rights are included in this resource. - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Full text or abstracts for hundreds of general interest magazines, some dating as far back as 1984, covering a variety of subjects. Includes a selection of full-text reference books, an image collection, maps, and flags. Searching is available in 29 languages, including French, German, Spanish, Italian, and more. Mobile-friendly interface.
Online resources and tools
- Atlas of the Breeding Birds of ManitobaThe Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas is one of the largest volunteer-based initiatives in Manitoba's history, and a major resource for conservation. In it, leading Manitoban bird experts describe the distribution, abundance, habitat and conservation of 312 species of birds that bred or potentially bred in the province between 2010 and 2014.
- Climate Atlas of CanadaThe Climate Atlas of Canada combines climate science, mapping and storytelling to bring the global issue of climate change closer to home for Canadians. It is designed to inspire local, regional, and national action that will let us move from risk to resilience.
- Ecological Footprint ExplorerEvery year, Global Footprint Network publishes the National Footprint Accounts, including the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity for over 200 countries and regions.
- Global Forest Watch MapGlobal Forest Watch offers the latest data, technology and tools that empower people everywhere to better protect forests.
- Government of Canada - Federal Science LibraryThe Federal Science Library (FSL) is a one-stop, self-serve portal where you can search the collections and repositories of seven Canadian science-based departments and agencies from a single place. Wherever possible, departmental publications, reports, data sets and other content are freely available to access or download.
- Lake Winnipeg DataStreamLake Winnipeg DataStream is an open access platform for sharing information on freshwater health. It currently allows users to access, visualize, and download full water quality datasets collected by monitoring groups throughout the Lake Winnipeg watershed.
- Review of cleaners - Environmental Working GroupThis database provides easy-to-navigate hazard ratings for more than 2,000 cleaning products.
Online videos
- United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Videos
UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and its people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. - National Geographic EnvironmentNational Geographic provides numerous videos on a range of environmental subjects.
Podcasts
- Breaking Green Ceilings
A bi-weekly interview series that amplifies the voices of environmentalists from historically underheard communities including people with disabilities, Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and People of Colour. - Eat for the Planet Podcast
Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias is a podcast covering the plant-based food industry and the people, ideas, and technologies shaping the future of food. - How to Save a Planet
What if there was a show about climate change that left you feeling... energized? One so filled with possibility that you actually wanted to listen? Join Alex Blumberg and a crew of climate nerds as they bring you stories about the mess we're in and how we can get ourselves out of it. - Jane Goodall's Hopecast
Learn from Dr. Goodall’s extraordinary life, and hear from change-making guests like Adam McKay and Dave Matthews. Let the Hopecast spark your curiosity, joy, and impulse to act. - Mother Earth News and Friends Podcast
This podcast shares the stories of leaders in sustainable and rural living. Topics range from permaculture to waterfowl conservation to soil revival and building with natural materials. - Outrage + Optimism
Outrage + Optimism explores the stories behind the headlines on climate change, talking to the change-makers turning challenges into opportunities. They delight in progress, question greenwash and get to grips with the difficult issues – sharing it all with their listeners along the way. - Sustainababble
Sustainababble: a weekly podcast about the environment, for and by the confused. - Sustainability Defined Podcast
Each episode of this podcast focuses on a single topic that pushes sustainability forward. Hosts explain each topic with the help of an experienced pro and help listeners define what exactly sustainability is, episode by episode. - The Sustainable(ish) Podcast
This podcast shares easy ideas for do-able changes you can make. - Think Sustainability
This environment podcast focuses on sustainability and the overall impact of consumption. At only 20-30 minutes, these episodes are perfect for those looking for bite-sized snippets of larger issues. - What on Earth
What On Earth is on a mission to move and challenge you to think about climate change in new ways by hunting down climate solutions, kicking the tires on them, and injecting some hope because here's the good news: you are part of the solution. - Wild Voices Project
The stories of people saving nature.
