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 Extension List – July 30th, 2008
World Wildlife Fund 29 Jul 2008 Exploitation of North America’s shale and tar-sand oil reserves could increase atmospheric CO2 levels … Continue reading Scraping the Bottom of the Oil Barrel a Significant New Climate Risk
The Coalition was established as a partnership between a number of agencies located in Iqaluit with a mandate or interest in wildlife management in Nunavut. This partnership has expanded over the years and now includes 6 locations: the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, the Department of Environment (Government of Nunavut), Nunavut Research Institute, Department of Fisheries […] Continue reading Nunavut Wildlife Resource Centres Coalition
The Issue: We as a population in BC face a historic challenge. All through time our rivers have flowed freely. … Continue reading Save Our Rivers Society
Ontario will protect a huge swath of its northern boreal forest in an effort to fight climate change and save … Continue reading Ontario to protect vast swath of forest
The Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) and the Clean Air Partnership (CAP) shared plans to form a … Continue reading Launch of The North/South Climate Change Network
TORONTO, May 26 /CNW/ – Ontario is supporting six volunteer stewardship projects in the Huron-Bruce-Owen Sound area that will help protect and recover species at risk
and their habitats.
Funding of more than $130,000 will support projects to protect nesting sites for piping plover, improve habitat for wood turtles, restore and enhance river wetlands, increase public awareness and knowledge about at-risk reptiles, and map habitat for at-risk reptiles.
The projects (http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/STEL02_168329.pdf) are part of the province’s $18-million, four-year Species at Risk Stewardship Fund
(http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Species/2ColumnSubPage/STEL01_131229.htm
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The fund is part of the government’s stewardship-first approach to species protection, and is available to landowners, farmers, Aboriginal peoples, academic institutions, industries, municipalities, conservation organizations, stewardship councils and others across the province for eligible protection and recovery activities.
Continue reading “Protecting Species At Risk And Their Habitats”
The Salmon Restoration Project is a community initiative of the Elsipogtog Miimag First Nations to work on restoring the salmon populations in the Richibucto River. Continue reading Elsipogtog Salmon Restoration Project
ACA’s territory extends over over 2900 square km, is rich of a
multitude of natural habitats and ecological treasures, and includes
over 13 000 hectares of protected land. Over a dozen organisations are
involved in the protection of these fragile natural sites and act as
environmental watchdogs in their area. ACA’s terrirory includes two
administrative regions (Estrie and Montérégie), four MRCs and numerous
municipalities.
ACA is proud to provide website users with an interactive map of its
territory. Familiarise yourselves with this new and original web tool
and see how you can discover more about the territory and conservation
strategy of ACA and its affilated members.
Click here to access the Interactive map.
Continue reading “Appalachian Corridor is launching its new Interactive map on the web”
Vuntut National Park was established in 1995 after extensive negotiations through the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation’s Final Land Claims Agreement between the Vuntut Gwitchin of Old Crow and the Government of Canada and the Yukon. Continue reading Vuntut National Park of Canada
Ottawa – CPAWS welcomes today’s announcement by Environment Minister John Baird that lands comprising the headwaters of the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories have been temporarily protected to enable the creation of a new national park, to be called Nááts’ihch’oh [pronounced naah-tseen-CHO]. Continue reading CPAWS welcomes next step in protecting Nahanni watershed
Jillian Roulet graduated with her Master’s degree in Planning from the University of Waterloo and pursued a career with Parks … Continue reading Graduate finishes career as superintendent of Banff National Park
