COP15

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.

On Monday, N.S. Environment and Climate Change Minister Timothy Halman said the province would put $20 million forward to protect land and water in the province and is designating 9,300 hectares of Crown land as protected. This will bring protected land in the province to 13 per cent.

Canada promises to restore 19 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030 as international negotiations to save the world’s rapidly dwindling biodiversity carry on in Montreal.

As concerns about China’s dominant economic position in the industry mount, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is unveiling a new international alliance aimed at securing the critical minerals needed to transition off fossil fuels.

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.

Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say

Over the next week of negotiations, battles remain over targets around Indigenous sovereignty and self-governance, and free prior and informed consent. Will the message of the march be heard by COP negotiators?

Indigenous nations remain outside of formal COP15 negotiations. It's a parallel to how nation states take from Indigenous lands without consent and consultation. But Indigenous nations are clear: they want the land back.

If countries keep negotiating the terms of a new biodiversity plan — one that will determine the future of life on Earth — at the current pace, the world will continue to barrel head-first into the biodiversity crisis, civil society groups warn.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is certifying 14 more Canadian cities as bird-friendly.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there's been agreement on one of Canada's main goals at the international conference in Montreal aimed at protecting the world's declining biodiversity. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unequivocal when asked if Canada was going to meet its goal to protect one-quarter of all Canadian land and oceans by 2025.

Ottawa has “abandoned” endangered salmon and steelhead trout despite its biodiversity promises, a coalition of B.C. environmental groups allege.

Canada's negotiators at the COP15 conference say business groups and financial institutions have a role to play in preserving the planet's biodiversity.

We need a watershed moment, one that galvanizes global action to protect nature, write Sandra Schwartz and Shawn McCarthy.