Community of Guardians

Open letter to Al Gore at The Climate Reality Project I just watched your speech at COP29, and like so many others, I was deeply moved by your unwavering commitment to exposing the truth about the climate crisis and holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Your fiery words are a clarion call to humanity—demanding that we confront the greatest challenge of our time with courage and urgency. At the Community of Guardians, we share your vision for a sustainable and just world. We’ve built a platform dedicated to empowering individuals with knowledge and inspiring them to take meaningful action. By turning science into accessible lessons and actionable challenges, CoGs is rallying a global community to fight for our planet and its life systems. But we need voices like yours—powerful, unyielding, and profoundly inspiring—to elevate this mission. Your presence within the Community of Guardians could galvanize millions to act, transforming awareness into measurable impact across the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here’s what CoGs offers: A Platform for Action: Using the SDG framework, we provide a home for science-based lessons and challenges, ensuring people have clear, actionable steps to support sustainability. Measured Impact: By aligning community actions with SDG indicator data, we celebrate and share the real-world progress driven by our members with stakeholders, sponsors, and knowledge experts. A Movement for Change: CoGs is a space where individuals, scientists, traditional knowledge keepers, and industry leaders come together to build solutions—and hope. Mr. Gore, you’ve already inspired a generation with your leadership and advocacy. Joining CoGs would extend your reach even further, creating a ripple effect of action that could transform communities, governments, and industries. Together, we can amplify the voices of those fighting for our planet and mobilize the world toward sustainable solutions. The Community of Guardians is ready to stand with you, shoulder to shoulder, in this urgent fight for our future. Let’s rally the world together—because, as you so passionately reminded us at COP29, the time to act is now. With deep respect and hope, Tammy Lewis Founder, Community of Guardians https://lnkd.in/gf_ee6jE https://lnkd.in/gPBRPqg9

Indigenous communities lead local environmental monitoring projects Lynn Smith’s childhood memories are crystal clear. Growing up in Peavine Métis settlement, 56 kilometres north of High Prairie, she and her friends could drink directly from the crisp, clean streams and creeks that criss-crossed the boreal forest. “There was never an issue with it,” she says. Three decades later, the picture has grown murky. “Those same creeks and streams either don't exist or they're smelly or their colour is all wrong,” says Smith, now regional planning coordinator with the Peavine consultation department. Residents stick to tap water, processed by the technician at the local treatment plant. “He’s a miracle worker,” says Smith. Starting in spring 2022, interns from Peavine have travelled to NAIT to analyze soil and water samples for contaminants from sites of concern. Since then, they’ve been followed by four other Métis and First Nations communities that host resource extraction. “We just need to be included – from the conception of a project to putting it to bed, and after,” says Smith. “The reason I say that is because we live here.” www.musqua.ca

Did you know? 💧Water is the only substance that is found naturally on Earth in three forms: liquid, gas, and solid. Water moves around the Earth in a water cycle. 💧In one century, the average water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about two weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere. ✅️Following three 3️⃣ days of meetings with George Gordon First Nation membership, Musqua 🐻Environmental 🥼🥽shared its baseline environmental 💧analysis with the community, underscoring the potential for cooperative problem-solving. ‼️AND I am still meeting alot more relatives on my Pratt side 😲 ❓️How can Musqua Environmental help empower your environmental questions and decision-making? Psst ⁉️What do you think of my newly designed business card??

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Isabel Felandro, Head of Programmes at Cool Earth, about their recent pilot program testing the potential of Universal Basic Income to prevent deforestation in the Amazon. Through our conversation, Isabel shares insights on the program’s design, the role of Indigenous communities in conservation, and how they approached trust and unconditional funding, and we speak to how they approached the unique challenges, risks, and philosophical shifts involved in empowering communities to manage resources independently. Sean K. Richard Betts José Carlos Feliciano Nishikawa Tammy Lewis Jim Pugh Sparsh M. Pankhuri Shah Natalie Foster Tegan Lecheler Nathalie Laidler-Kylander Fai Wechayachai

🌍 "I am just one person," said 7 billion people. At the Community of Guardians, we believe in the transformative power of collective action guided by science. Imagine the potential if each person, empowered by knowledge and inspired by the voice of science, contributed to positive change. We aim to make science accessible and relatable, translating its complex language into a force that can engage and mobilize 7 billion people worldwide. Our mission? To bridge the gap between scientific understanding and public action, giving science the same stage as entertainment or sports. We’re here to make science resonate with everyone, from industry leaders to Indigenous knowledge keepers, so each of us feels equipped to contribute to a sustainable future. Join us, engage with us, and let’s amplify the voice of science together. Because together, 7 billion people are more than just individuals – we are a powerful force for change. 🌱💡 https://lnkd.in/gfuu_dHY #CommunityOfGuardians #ScienceForChange #Sustainability #CollectiveAction #VoiceOfScience

🌍 Community of Guardians (CoGs): A New Era for Science and Sustainability 🌍 The traditional peer review system, while foundational to scientific rigor, often limits the speed and inclusivity needed to address today’s urgent challenges. The Community of Guardians (CoGs) sees an opportunity to redefine how scientific knowledge is shared, celebrated, and applied—building a space where science meets community action for a more sustainable world. 🔬 A Place for Open Access and Collaboration CoGs envisions a platform where knowledge flows freely, outside the limitations of traditional peer review. Here, scientists, researchers, and traditional knowledge keepers can share insights openly and immediately, inviting a broader range of feedback and encouraging rapid, transparent discourse. Through this community-driven review, science can become accessible to all who are eager to learn and act. 💡 Alternative Funding and Independent Research Support CoGs is building a space where public support can directly fund scientific projects. Crowdsourcing and partnerships with non-traditional funders create new pathways for innovative research—especially interdisciplinary work that often falls outside mainstream funding priorities. By empowering individuals to back the science that matters to them, CoGs democratizes research funding, fueling progress in sustainability and beyond. 📚 Celebrating Accessible Science and Engaging the Public We believe that science should be understandable and actionable for everyone. On the CoGs platform, scientists are encouraged to communicate in plain language, creating lessons that make complex ideas accessible. Our goal is to foster a deeper connection between the public and the science community, empowering people to engage with and apply scientific knowledge in meaningful ways. 🤝 Expanding the Role of CoGs CoGs isn’t just a knowledge-sharing platform; it’s a catalyst for global change. By embracing diverse expertise—including insights from traditional knowledge and citizen science—we’re building a more inclusive and holistic view of sustainability. Together, we’re creating a world where science is actively applied to drive community-based solutions for global challenges. CoGs has the potential to transform how we view and interact with science, building a community where knowledge is a tool for action, not just observation. With open access, public funding support, and an inclusive approach to scientific communication, we’re ready to rally the world toward a sustainable, informed future. ✨ Join us in celebrating science and those who dedicate their lives to it. Let’s redefine what’s possible for our planet, together. #CommunityOfGuardians #SustainabilityAction #ScienceForAll #Innovation #CrowdsourcedScience #RedefiningScience #CoGsForThePlanet #GlobalChange #whatsmynumber #CoGs

A world first is coming to TMU’s campus. Recently, leaders from the construction, architecture and sustainability sectors gathered to mark an official groundbreaking and the kick-off to build the most advanced smart building research facility in the world at TMU. The Smart Campus Integrated Testing Hub - or SCITHub - is set to open in fall 2025. The facility will be the world’s first 100 per cent digitally enabled building. By integrating different technologies, including HVAC, lighting, security, IT and communications, SCITHub will allow researchers to explore solutions to decarbonize built environments and bring Canada closer to net-zero emissions. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g5D7GwM8 Mark Damm #smartcampus #futureproof #lifelonglonglearning #educationalleadership #cybersecurity #ai #digitalinnovation #studentengagement #collaboration #communication #digitaltransformation #digitaltransformation #canada #sustainability #livinglabs #futureskills #dataprivacy

Sending out a warm Community of Guardians welcome to our newest volunteer Sakshi Chatkara! Sakshi will be joining our design team. Thank you for joining Sakshi we look forward to working with you and seeing the amazing skills you can share with us!

Chlorophyll and Hemoglobin The key difference between chlorophyll and hemoglobin lies in their metal components. Plant blood contains a magnesium (Mg) molecule, while our blood has an iron (Fe) molecule. Magnesium is what gives plant blood its green color 🌱, while iron is responsible for the red hue of human blood. ❤️ #chemistry #science #nature

🛫I flew all the way from Carleton University in Ottawa and arrived in George Gordon First Nation. I told them my arms were tired because I am part Bird 🦅 from my mother’s side and part Pratt on my father’s side 😝😝😝 they giggled 🤭 🚶🏽♂️John Gordon took us on a walk of the land with students, he shared stories of his childhood and taught us how to track deer 🦌 Next thing I am tracking bison 🦬 🚶🏾♂️Eddie Bitternose took us to Jurassic Park on the rez aka the bison 🦬 habitat zone; 70 bison live on 998 acres of land 🌄absolutely beautiful pristine land 👉🏼Did you know?? 🦬 Modern day bison are the ancestors of the Steppe bison who lived during the ice ❄️ age. 🚁I used my drone today and came close to the bison 🦬 I think we need a quieter drone 🚁they kept running away 🚁 🐻Musqua Environmental