Air and Climate, Community Stewardship and Living, Energy, Food and Health, Law, Policy, and Standards, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Water

Gitga’at Give Enbridge Execs Chilly Reception

Media Advisory from the Gitga’at First Nation: The Enbridge proposal to ship oil from Alberta’s tarsands through the pristine territory … Continue reading Gitga’at Give Enbridge Execs Chilly Reception

Food and Health, Law, Policy, and Standards, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management

Legal Victory for Endangered Species across Canada

Court Ruling means Department of Fisheries and Oceans must Overhaul Recovery Plans September 10, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – A precedent-setting … Continue reading Legal Victory for Endangered Species across Canada

Events, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Protecting Escarpment Rural Land – Mount Nemo

Burlington, ON – Environmental organizations across Ontario are supporting efforts from Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) as they seek to … Continue reading Protecting Escarpment Rural Land – Mount Nemo

Around the Web, British Columbia, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

FORREX Conservation Biology Newsletter – September, 2009

AnnouncementsFull Worth of Wetlands Can Now be RevealedA new way to assess the real worth of wetlands has recently been … Continue reading FORREX Conservation Biology Newsletter – September, 2009

Food and Health, Law, Policy, and Standards, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Vancouver Island Fish Farm, Lasting Toxic Contamination

Toxic contaminants from an old Kyuquot Sound salmon farm are leaving an endless, negative effect on the seabed of the … Continue reading Vancouver Island Fish Farm, Lasting Toxic Contamination

Food and Health, Law, Policy, and Standards, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management, Sustainable Communities

Uncovering the Mystery of B.C.’s Disappearing Sockeye

“The Fraser River’s sockeye salmon are in trouble. And when the salmon are in trouble, we’re all in trouble. ” … Continue reading Uncovering the Mystery of B.C.’s Disappearing Sockeye

Nature and Wildlife Conservation

FORREX Conservation Biology August 2009 e-Newsletter

This list posting, published by FORREX Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources, is supported in part by BC … Continue reading FORREX Conservation Biology August 2009 e-Newsletter

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Nunavut

Protection for Arctic Wildlife Sanctuaries Announced

Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird, and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Acting President, James Eetoolook, today announced the establishment of three new National Wildlife Areas on and around Baffin Island, protecting local species and habitat including the bowhead whale. Continue reading Protection for Arctic Wildlife Sanctuaries Announced

Alberta, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Alberta opens door to first new protected wilderness in a decade – CPAWS

Edmonton (CPAWS Northern Alberta) – For the first time in 10 years, the Alberta government is giving the green light … Continue reading Alberta opens door to first new protected wilderness in a decade – CPAWS

Food and Health, Law, Policy, and Standards, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Wild Salmon Stocks Collapse in B.C. …

… while Canadian Ministry Promotes “Sustainable” Aquaculture in Norway. Media Release by CSRWire.ca: Government officials promote “sustainable” aquaculture in Norway … Continue reading Wild Salmon Stocks Collapse in B.C. …

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Prince Edward Island

PEI contributes $120,000 to Leard’s Pond Restoration

PEI Premier Robert Ghiz recently announced provincial support for the restoration of Leard’s Pond. Continue reading PEI contributes $120,000 to Leard’s Pond Restoration

Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Quebec

Greenpeace blockades a Quebec ministry to protest forestry practices

After delivering to the ministry a load of two-by-fours manufactured by AbitibiBowater, Canada’s largest and most destructive logging company, a dozen Greenpeace activists chained themselves to the building doors, at 880 Chemin Sainte-Foy in Quebec City. They also hung a banner reading: “Boreal Forest: The Destruction Starts Here”. Continue reading Greenpeace blockades a Quebec ministry to protest forestry practices