Countries of the World
This country has the greatest share of fresh water in the world.
Canada (60% of all fresh water)
This territory experiences the coldest temperatures, with temperatures regularly dropping to -40°C in winter.
Northwest Territories
This day is an international day of action and support for environmental protection that has been celebrated annually since April 22nd, 1970.
Earth Day
This place of our world is often referred to as "the lungs of our planet".
The Amazon Rainforest
This Swedish-born climate activist is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change.
Greta Thunberg
This country has the largest forest cover in the world.
Russia (8.2 million km^2)
This animal, found in the wild across much of the country's northern regions, is facing the effects of climate change due to melting ice in the Arctic.
Polar Bear
This global environmental group started in the 1970s in Vancouver, Canada. They're known for sailing ships to protest oil drilling, protecting oceans and forests, and speaking out against climate change.
Greenpeace
70 of the top 100 human food crops, which supply about 90% of the world's population, are pollinated by this animal.
Honey bee
This Japanese-Canadian scientist and broadcaster is known for his efforts to raise awareness about environmental issues, particularly the need to protect biodiversity and combat climate change. He is a recurring figure on CBC.
David Suzuki
This South-Asian country has the largest proportion of their population practising vegetarianism and veganism in the world.
India (20-39% vegetarian and 9% vegan)
This large area surrounding Toronto and the GTA is protected to prevent loss of farmland and natural heritage, restrict urban sprawl, and develop vibrant communities where people can live, work, and play.
Ontario's Greenbelt
These global conferences organized by the UN bring together countries of the world each year to discuss their progress, plans and goals on combatting climate change.
COP (Conference of the Parties)
This is the largest living structure in our world.
The Great Barrier Reef
This Dutch inventor and entrepreneur founded The Ocean Cleanup, an initiative aimed at developing technology to remove plastic from the oceans.
Boyan Slat
This European country has the greatest proportion of electric vehicles to gas/diesel vehicles.
Norway (80% electric)
This province, known for its oil sands, has faced ongoing debates over its environmental impact and the balance between economic development and environmental preservation.
Alberta
This agreement, signed by every country in the world in 1987, was successful in preventing the destruction of the ozone layer.
The Montreal Protocol
From where does most of the oxygen come from?
Phytoplankton and other algae from the ocean produce around 70% of all oxygen.
This Kenyan environmentalist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work promoting sustainable development and environmental conservation, including founding the Green Belt Movement.
Wangari Maathai
This Asian country was the only carbon-negative country in the world in 2025.
Bhutan
This province has the largest proportion of renewable energy usage to non-renewable energy usage.
Quebec (>99% renewable energy)
This global agreement, adopted in 2016, brought together 195 countries to commit to actions that limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The treaty aims to help countries adapt to climate change effects, and mobilize enough finance.
Paris Agreement
This climate phenomenon causes the Pacific jet stream move south and spread further east. During winter, it makes the weather conditions of North America more drier and warmer.
El Niño
Known for his documentary series "The Blue Planet" and "Planet Earth," this British broadcaster has been a vocal advocate for biodiversity conservation and climate action.
David Attenborough