Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference talks enter their final official day.
The Ancient Forest Alliance is commending the newly elected premier on his mandate letter to Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship in which he outlines the expectation for the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and committing to the protection of 30% of lands the in BC by 2030.
December 11, 2022 CBC News By Chad Pawson Land stewardship mandate letter calls for 30 per cent of BC’s land base to be protected by 2030 In mandate letters to his land stewardship and forestry ministers, BC Premier David Eby says he wants to double the amount of protected land in the province, support new […]
December 8th, 2022 The Narwhal By Sarah Cox Advocates say Premier David Eby’s conservation mandate is an ‘important step’ in the fight against biodiversity loss in BC, which is home to nearly 700 globally imperilled species The BC government has committed to protecting 30 per cent of the province’s land by 2030, joining global efforts […]
December 2nd, 2022 The Guardian Weeks before Cop15 in Montreal, leaked letter to EU shows host tried to water down deforestation regulations The Canadian government has been accused of putting its domestic timber industry ahead of the global environment, following a leaked attempt to water down the world’s most ambitious regulations on deforestation-free trade. Weeks […]
Indigenous leaders are hoping COP15 will be an opportunity to showcase how Indigenous-led conservation can be at the heart of a new global biodiversity agreement. Over the past few years, Indigenous-led conservation has picked up momentum in Canada and abroad, reflecting a growing body of research that highlights the connections between traditional Indigenous territories and biodiversity.
November 27, 2022 The Canadian Press By Brenna Owen British Columbia has asked First Nations if they want old-growth forests set aside from logging, allowing time for long-term planning of conservation and sustainable development, but it has yet to fund the process on a large scale, advocates say. In the meantime, some of the biggest […]
November 22, 2022 Canadian Geographic By Madigan Cotterill Conservation photographer TJ Watt advocates for the protection of old-growth ecosystems by documenting the loss of giant trees For hundreds of years, British Columbia’s old-growth forests have stood as markers of time; storing carbon, supporting biodiversity, providing habitat and performing other ecosystem services. But intensive logging is […]
November 21, 2022 Vancouver Sun By Rochelle Baker Federal government is willing to spend millions to reach its international commitments to products natural areas Businesses are urging the BC government to capitalize on Ottawa’s offer to spend hundreds of millions to save threatened ecosystems in the run-up to the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal next […]
November 9, 2022 The Narwhal By Sarah Cox In August, as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault prepared to visit an old-growth forest park in West Vancouver, his office drafted a news release for the occasion. It was never sent out. The federal government had committed up to $50 million to permanently protect […]
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