Environmental groups win right to appeal endangered species decision
Industry exemptions from Endangered Species Act unlawful, groups say. Continue reading Environmental groups win right to appeal endangered species decision
Tag: Endangered Species Act
BC government considers national park in South Okanagan-Similkameen
The province is launching a 60-day public consultation process on protection options for the region. Continue reading BC government considers national park in South Okanagan-Similkameen
Endangered Sage-grouse numbers on the rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Conservation groups are cautiously optimistic about increased numbers for Canada’s endangered Greater Sage-grouse populations. Continue reading Endangered Sage-grouse numbers on the rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that new regulation changes under the Endangered Species Act threaten the protection of the province’s species at risk. Continue reading Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that new regulation changes under the Endangered Species Act threaten the protection of the province’s species at risk. Continue reading Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Environmental groups sue Ontario government over decision to gut species at risk legislation
Ecojustice lawyers, acting on behalf of Ontario Nature and Wildlands League, have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Ontario government acted unlawfully by making a regulation that undermines the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading Environmental groups sue Ontario government over decision to gut species at risk legislation
Ontario abandoning endangered species, say environmental groups
Environmentalists and conservation groups are criticizing Ontario for a recent decision to gut law protecting threatened wildlife. Continue reading Ontario abandoning endangered species, say environmental groups
Conservation groups decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
Sixty-five species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, may be out of luck if the government proceeds with sweeping exemptions. Continue reading Conservation groups decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
Connecting the dots from Ontario to Rio
Ontario’s endangered wildlife dodged a bullet (and a bulldozer) recently, when the provincial government reversed its decision to gut the province’s world-class Endangered Species Act Continue reading Connecting the dots from Ontario to Rio
Endangered species face one-two government punch – Science Matters
Canada’s environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. Continue reading Endangered species face one-two government punch – Science Matters
Species-at-risk defenders walk away from NAFTA process
Vancouver – An international coalition of environmental groups, represented by Ecojustice, has withdrawn in protest a complaint against Canada, a first in the history of NAFTA’s environmental watchdog. Continue reading Species-at-risk defenders walk away from NAFTA process
B.C.’s Biodiversity Is Important for All of Canada – Science Matters
One of my proudest moments came in 1992 at the inaugural Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (which in turn led to the Kyoto Protocol), a second key outcome of this international meeting was the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a groundbreaking agreement founded on the principle that conserving biological diversity is “a common concern of all humankind”. Canada was the first of 189 countries to sign the agreement. Continue reading B.C.’s Biodiversity Is Important for All of Canada – Science Matters