Friday, March 21, 2025
By Patrick Lafrance It’s been nearly two years since the global environment community celebrated the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a document to…
Following the historic signing of the COP15 agreements, which many have referred to as the “Montréal moment”, a brand new immersive exhibition called Root for Nature, produced…
Observers of the COP28 climate negotiations, indeed of any recent discussion about greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, will have heard numerous references to nature based solutions.…
Despite nearly nine in 10 executives stating that biodiversity is important to the planet, protecting it remains at the bottom of the corporate agenda, as…
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala are investigating the impact of phosphorous – both that which exists naturally in soil and…
At the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), Canada, along with 195 other countries, adopted the historic…
COP15 was a historic conference, bringing close to 200 nations together to create a concrete plan to protect and restore nature. While politicians and government…
The adoption of the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, signed at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) last month, is without doubt a major milestone, committing the…
Tree-planting efforts across Canada have played a large part in tackling the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. As part of the Government…
A majority of companies worldwide are not translating commitments on biodiversity to action, according to new data released by CDP, the non-profit which runs the world’s…
From December 7–19, 2022, Canada is welcoming the Parties to the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity in Montréal, Quebec, for COP15, which will focus…
SPONSORED STORY Up to one million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, according to a recent United Nations report.…
Canadians care about nature and want it protected. That is the message that the NatureBus, a Nature Canada Bus tour, will bring to Prime Minister Justin…
Representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Major Groups and other stakeholders recently gathered in Nairobi and virtually for the first session of the ad hoc…
Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in northern British Columbia. Through a provincial investment…
The latest version of the Toronto Green Standard (TGS) came into effect on May 1, 2022 for new development applications. The TGS is a critical…
Today, on Earth Day, the sun was shining and the birds were singing as Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and…
National agriculture and biodiversity organization ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) recently announced that funding from WWF-Canada’s Nature and Climate Grant Program, presented in partnership with…
The new Partnering for Climate fund marks a much-needed shift in Canada’s climate finance approach. Canadian civil society organizations are welcoming the creation of the…
The third International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sustainability Report notes that the IOC has achieved 15 of its 18 sustainability objectives for the period 2017-2020, raising its ambition…
World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) has launched a new 10-year plan—Regenerate Canada—that is responsive to that urgency and sets ambitious goals for stewardship and restoration…
The world is waking up to the global environmental crisis. Carbon emissions are raising temperatures to levels never seen before in human history, creating devastating…
The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced up to $796 million in funding to support…
WSP Canada has announced that it is growing its biodiversity team, which is dedicated to improving the quality of ecosystems in communities and industries across…