Tag Archives: Environment
Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.
WASHINGTON - In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. He's in the wrong place - and he knows it. "I shouldn't be here," the denim-clad Indigenous ...
Dec 11, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas tree farms across Canada, expert say
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms across Canada, with one forestry expert and the head of the Canadian Christmas Tree Association saying the sector th...
Dec 11, 2022
Big cities have a major role to play in protecting biodiversity, experts say
MONTREAL - While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take...
Dec 11, 2022
Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say
MONTREAL - The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal. Jennifer ...
Dec 10, 2022
Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say
MONTREAL - The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal. Jennifer ...
Dec 10, 2022
Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North
YELLOWKNIFE - An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed. The P...
Dec 10, 2022
Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers
A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ...
Dec 10, 2022
Ottawa announces Indigenous guardians network to fight climate change
MONTREAL - The federal government is announcing the creation of a new network that will help support Indigenous-led environmental initiatives. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcem...
Dec 09, 2022
Extinction risk to wild species must be eliminated by 2050: Conservation group
OTTAWA - A successful new agreement to protect nature would be one that eliminates the threat of extinction for all species by 2050, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said Friday. The...
Dec 09, 2022
Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Two Indigenous governments in the Northwest Territories are working to establish a new Indigenous protected and conservation area. Deninu Kue First Nation and the Fort Resolution Mtis Go...
Dec 09, 2022