How one park naturalist inspired thousands ‘to walk gentler on the Earth’
Invermere, B.C.’s beloved Larry Halverson received a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Museum of Nature for his efforts protecting the environment.
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‘Our big fear is that they’re going to disappear altogether’: First Nations fight to save caribou herd trapped on Ontario islands
For years, two First Nations in northern Ontario have fought for government help to save a declining caribou herd from extinction.
The heart of UN biodiversity talks beats at the Indigenous Village, but will it give life to Indigenous rights in COP negotiations?
It's unclear if free, prior and informed consent or Indigenous rights and title will make it into the final text at COP15. Either way, Indigenous Peoples will continue to do the work that makes biodiversity thrive.
Trudeau comes up against criticism reaching for ‘forefront’ of Indigenous-led conservation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s opening speech at COP15 was interrupted by a group of Indigenous protesters playing drums and singing “Canada is on native land” and “climate leaders don’t build pipelines.”
New federal funding buoys First Nations' efforts to protect Great Bear Sea
Coastal First Nations striving to protect to B.C.’s Great Bear Sea got a boost after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $800 million in funding for Indigenous-led conservation projects on Wednesday.
New program helps private landowners harness ‘the power of a forest’
Canada’s Land Trust program will provide funding and resources to private landowners wanting to grow and preserve sustainable forests on their lots.
Where are Canada's moose?
Moose populations are declining in many provinces, with the exception of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton. Wildlife researchers and First Nations say logging, sport hunting and climate change are to blame.
Atlantic fishing countries band together to protect bluefin tuna
Members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which is made up of the 53 countries that fish in the Atlantic Ocean, held their annual meeting in Portugal this week to discuss measures to protect tuna, sharks, swordfish and other species.
In time of climate crisis, Manitoba unveils new water strategy
The Manitoba water strategy, released earlier this month, is a far-reaching document covering conservation, climate resilience, water scarcity, biodiversity and infrastructure.
Am I helping? A biologist’s search for self-worth in a world on fire
I could never shake the nagging feeling that I was standing on the sidelines, watching idly as ecosystems around me fell like dominoes, writes Auston Chhor.
What is COP15 and why does it matter for all life on the planet?
Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Montreal in December.
Across the globe, nature loss is reaching catastrophic levels
The huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say the world’s leading scientists.
Conservation group buys stand of majestic old-growth as gift for First Nation
The Nature-Based Solutions Foundation intends to give the land back to the First Nation whose territory it is with an upcoming conservation covenant.
BC Greens push for provincewide protection for bear den ‘nurseries’
Adam Olsen, Green MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, said the party’s private member’s bill is timely with bears bulking up before their winter hibernation — a critical period for pregnant sows, which give birth to their cubs in the safety of their dens.
‘This is what’s in danger’: Requiem for the Holland Marsh
Unless 11th-hour efforts to stop it succeed, a 16-kilometre four-lane highway will cut a swath through part of Ontario's protected Greenbelt land, paving almost 11 hectares of wetlands and crossing 27 waterways to connect Highway 404 on the east to Highway 400 to the west.