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New expert advisory board takes action at intersection of climate, nature, and technology
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 14, 2025 – Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFTC) announced the launch of its National Advisory Board, bringing together experts and leaders to accelerate nature-based solutions in Canada. Advisors will provide guidance to the social enterprise, furthering the commitment to plant and protect forests that are measurable through cutting-edge digital dashboards. CFTC and […]
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Native woman works to transform the way we approach power and policy: ‘It’s not consumed by money’ – TCD
January 13, 2025 “It is about time that we receive this level of investment into Indigenous leadership in climate policy and solutions.” After oil and gas companies contaminated her community with toxic waste, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger did not stay silent. The executive director and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action is spearheading a movement to reimagine […]
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Environmental Assessment Bulletin
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Environmental Assessment – Part 10 – of the Environmental Protection Act. UNDERTAKING REGISTERED: Gander Area Queensway North Mineral Exploration (Reg. 2343) Proponent: New Found Gold Corp. The proponent is proposing to continue advanced mineral exploration activities including core drilling […]
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Failure of second Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease sale confirms oil and gas industry knows that threatening the Refuge is bad for business
January 9, 2025 Second lease sale produces no bids but threat of a renewed push for oil and gas development in the Refuge is on the horizon with incoming Trump Administration This week the U.S. Department of Interior announced that no bids were received during the second oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal […]
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Funding now open: Canada Water Agency invites applications to protect freshwater ecosystems nationwide
From: Canada Water Agency January 9, 2025 Protecting freshwater resources starts with empowering local initiatives to protect, restore, and conserve this vital resource. Investing in partner-led projects for environmental protection, restoration, and conservation bolsters Canada’s clean-growth economy and ensures the sustainability of freshwater resources for future generations. Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment […]
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Northern Ontario First Nations collaborate on water protection – The Narwhal
Jan. 8, 2025 Spurred by industrial development, nations collaborating on testing, data collection and stewardship Six years ago, Rocky Bay First Nation — an Indigenous community of more than 1,000 people just north of Lake Superior — began to study the health of their food and water. Worried about the impacts of paper mills, mines […]
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NWT Reports on Climate Action and Energy 2023-2024
January 7, 2025 The North continues to experience climate warming at a faster rate than the rest of Canada, adversely impacting our Northern ecosystems, infrastructure, and supply chains. At the same time, the Northwest Territories (NWT) is facing the combined effects of energy price volatility and a longstanding infrastructure deficit, which impact energy affordability and […]
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Manitoba Government Invests $1.5 Million to Support Low-Carbon Future
January 7, 2025 The Manitoba government is investing $1.5 million in the Climate Action Fund to support a low-carbon future, Environment and Climate Change Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today. “We are firmly committed to taking real action to tackle climate change and we have been working hard to have a positive impact on the environment […]
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Fire has a role to play in life and restoration – National Observer
January 7th 2025 “If you could imagine fire as a creature or a force, how would you describe it?” asked filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper while filming their documentary Incandescence. Fire is like a pig, someone answered, because it eats everything in sight; fire is like a grizzly bear, another responded, running to stay alive. […]
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Churchill at a Crossroads: The long road of integration between western science and local knowledge – Canada’s National Observer
January 6, 2025 This piece is the third in a series on conservation in Northern Manitoba. Read the first part here and the second here. Chapter 7: Churchill’s two solitudes The half-hour drive to the Churchill Northern Studies Centre is winding and bumpy, causing tires to spit gravel and dirt into the air. To the […]
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