Wilderness and Species Conservation
White-nose syndrome attributed to death of over 5 million bats in northeast
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-01-31 16:15by Alys Granados... Read more »
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Permit for Keystone XL denied by Obama administration
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-01-25 16:23by Alys Granados... Read more »
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Scientists call for protection of Clayoquot Sound forests
B.C. scientists are among more than 133 experts from across North America joining the call for permanent protection of old-growth rainforests in Clayoquot Sound.
All have signed a declaration supporting the measure, which stands against a recent application to the provincial government by the logging company Iisaak to cut old-growth areas on the sound's Flores Island. The company is a First Nations-led concern that espouses forestry practised in concert with ecological and cultural values.
According to Sierra Club B.C., only 21 of 282 rainforest watersheds on Vancouver Island remain unlogged. Seven of the 21 do not have permanent protection, including five in the Clayoquot area.
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Wither Ontario’s Endangered Species?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2012-01-13 15:08Wither Ontario’s Endangered Species?
By Paula Boutis online via the Iler Campbell blogs
On January 10, 2011, the Environmental Commissioner’s released his special report “Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario.” The Commissioner’s Press release is aptly titled “Ontario Government Missing in Action to Halt the Loss of Biodiversity.”... Read more »
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Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol affects developing nations
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2012-01-08 21:33By Alys Granados
Following negotiations at a United Nations climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent announced Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 United Nations treaty requiring member nations to stabilize their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below 1990 levels. The goal was to curb the effects of climate change and while the Liberal government ratified the treaty in 2002, it was clear that GHG reduction targets would not be met by the original 2012 deadline. Canada is now among the few developed nations not signed on to Protocol.... Read more »
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