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UN INNOVATOR - DESALINATION The Power Of Waves To Desalinate UN Top Innovator Quebec start-up, Oneka Technologies is the world’s only zero-energy desalination technology PLASTICS A Plastic Revolution Sets Sail Spotlighted by the UN, East African The Flipflopi Project aims to end single-use plastic and ensure all other plastics are part of a circular economy UN INNOVATOR - WASTERWATER Decarbonized Energy-Autonomous Wastewater Reuse UN Top Innovator Portugal start-up ALGAESYS algae-based wastewater treatment system is powered by the sun MINING Santa Marta 5 Water Defenders detained in unknown condition in El Salvador, have they been disappeared by the state? MINING Arbitrary detention of the Santa Marta 5 Water Defenders in El Salvador Canadian mining company entangled in Salvadoran mining controversy RIGHTS OF NATURE AFNQL leader confers 'personhood' status for St. Lawrence River Interview with Quebec Grand Chief Ghislain Picard. SPACE CSA Announces Finalists in The Deep Space Food Challenge RENEWABLES Renewable Heat Solution For Heavy Industry Calgary start-up SolarSteam uses enclosed concentrated solar technology to reduce industry emissions UN INNOVATOR - DRINKING WATER Creating Local Aquapreneurs Swiss start-up Openversum provides water purification resources and education to marginalized communities UN-INOVATOR- RAINWATER The Internet of Things For Rainwater Reuse Canadian company and UN Top Innovator RainGrid provides a circular solution to protect watersheds UN INNOVATOR - PORTABLE WATER FILTRATION UN Top Innovator Wateroam Singapore's clean water start-up makes a global impact on disaster relief FOREVER CHEMICALS PFAS zapped forever UBC engineers have developed a water treatment that removes forever chemicals safely, efficiently and for good. PLASTIC SMOG Research shows plumes of microplastics hovering over the ocean Lisa M. Erdle, PhD, Director of Science and Innovation, 5 Gyres, and co-lead author of peer reviewed research FLOOD MAPPING Why we need a unified view of flood risk Interview with Slobodan P. Simonovic, Professor Emeritus, Western University UN INNOVATOR - WASTEWATER Mumbai Start-Up Top Innovator at UN Water Conference 2023 INDRA Water's decentralized wastewater treatment recovers wastewater for reuse FLOOD MAPPING Why we need a unified view of flood risk Interview with Slobodan P. Simonovic, Professor Emeritus, Western University CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION Placing Sustainable Forestry In Everyone's Hands European start-up EcoTree drives forest restoration with unique incentive model. RESTORATION Restoring Degraded Marine Ecosystems University of Hong Kong spinoff Archireef creates habitat for threatened coral reefs PFAS and TOILET PAPER University of Florida research points to toilet paper as a major PFAS contributor to wastewater br>Interview with Jake Thompson, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida WATER SECURITY Is it time to ditch the World Wide Web and return to peer-to-peer intranet? Interview with Dr. David Murakami Wood, Professor of Critical Surveillance and Security Studies, University of Ottawa RESEARCH Biochar and the elimination of PFAS in wastewater Western University, ON, leads the world in pyrolysis technology CARBON CAPTURE AWARD Vancouver’s Svante Inc makes the 2023 Global Clean Tech 100 list The company makes carbon capture and removal a reality for hard-to-decarbonize industries. RESEARCH Endocrine Disruptors & World-Wide Decline in Human Fertility Alarming new research points to a 2.64% fertility decline. CLEAN SHIPPING Earthshot Prize Nomination Shines Light On Canadian Veer Corporation, a "Clean Shipping Movement", has been nominated in the "Fix Our Climate" category DEEP SPACE FOOD CHALLENGE The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is working with NASA on the Deep Space Food Challenge, a competition to develop new technologies to produce food for future space missions while expanding opportunities for food production on Earth. The 10 semi-finalists are listed below. A Precision-Automated Plant Growth Environment Ontario start-up, PeaPod Technologies Inc advances to the DSFC semi-finals with a cloud-connected space food production system Cultivating Chlorella and Regenerating CO2 in Space A University of Waterloo Chemical Engineering team develops a combined food growth and environmental regeneration device Algae-Based Superfood Goes Galactic McGill University's second DSFC semi-finalist project, the InSpira Photobioreactor transforms spirulina into an edible gel and drink Algae's potential to close the sustainability loop in space AlgaBloom International cultivates novel super-resistant Canadian algae for terrestrial and extra-terrestrial applications AstroYeast Concordia University's interdisciplinary team bioengineers yeast to create nutrient-rich delicious space food. Black Soldier Flies could satisfy several DSFC requirements The Outpost, an automated composting system, provides healthy food for remote communities on and off planet. Growing vegetables, fruit, and mushrooms without soil, sunlight, or adding fresh water University of Guelph’s Canada GOOSE (Growth Options for Outer Space Environments) Advances To Semi-Finals in the Deep Space Food Challenge A Circular Food Solution In Space Peterborough Company Noblegen advances to semi-finals in the Deep Space Food Challenge using human waste feedstock to create protein McGill University's Deep Space Food Challenge semi-finalists will breed and harvest crickets to feed astronauts Interview with Alexander Becker Vancouver Team CANGrow moves on to semi-finals in the Canadian Space Agency's Deep Space Food Challenge The company's Ecoation Innovative Systems, develops food technology for long-term space missions. All space news can be found here WASTEWATER Breakthrough technology transforms performance and economics for industrial wastewater reuse Boston Start-up ZwitterCo MINING International deep seabed mining kicks off under “secrecy agreementâ€�, the first in: Canada WT Interview with Catherine Coumans, Ph.D. MiningWatch Canada CLIMATE ADAPTATION A natural systems approach to adapting to climate change WT Interview with Leanne Sexsmith, Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia SMART IRRIGATION High Technology applied to water conservation - where it counts the most How Lumo Ag took its smart water valve from idea to market WATERSHEDS Winning at water security in BC Collaboration proves climate adaptation works Interview with Zita Botelho, Watersheds BC NASA SWOT MISSION SWOT satellite, launched on December 16, to survey all water on Earth Interview with Jean Bergeron, Missions Scientist, Canadian Space Agency FIRST NATION WATER The First Nation Drinking Water Settlement BIOFOAM Sustainability with repurposed forest wood-waste industries A collaboration between Wet'suwet'en First Nation and a research team at the University of British Columbia has resulted in an innovative packaging foam made entirely from post-harvest waste wood. DATA CENTERS Large Amounts of Water Required to Operate Data Centers Interview with Landon Marston, Assistant Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering Virginia Tech FIRST NATIONS Inclusive Leadership for the Urban Indigenous Interview with Charlene Lavallee, AMNSIS President TIDAL POWER Toronto, start-up Biome Renewables is turning the tide to unlock increased tidal power potential CLEAN SHIPPING WT Women - Danielle Doggett Named One of the most influential women of the century Building the World’s first fleet of 100% clean ocean-going container vessels FLOOD MAPS Canada's long-awaited national flood maps NRCan responds to WaterToday’s inquiry about the current state of Canadian flood maps OCEAN SCHOOL WT Women - Taking a deep dive with Ocean School’s education At the intersection of science, education, and storytelling ARCTIC Canada's Arctic Corridors & Northern Voices Project Update The Arctic Corridors & Northern Voices project was developed by the University of Ottawa in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard OFF GRID OffGridBox: An all-in-one solution providing renewable energy and clean water to remote communities WT Interview with Bas Berends, Chief Partnership Officer, OffGridBox PFAS Axine EOx technology enables PFAS destruction by 99.999 per cent WT Interview with Greg Peet, CEO, Axine Water Technologies