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Indigenous rights and forest protection: more important than ever!
On this International Forest Day 2020, it seems to me more important than ever to highlight the daily struggle of millions of peoples around the world who protect forests, especially the Indigenous peoples.
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IGC4 postponement: Greenpeace’s response
The fourth and final round of negotiations towards a Global Ocean Treaty, due to take place later this month at the UN in New York has been postponed due to concerns around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Commenting, Dr Sandra Schoettner of Greenpeace’s Protect the Oceans campaign said:
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“We’re in a sacred story”: The meaning of the #RejectTeck bird you’re seeing everywhere
If you’re involved in the climate and Indigenous rights movements in Canada, you’ve probably seen this beautiful bird design a lot. But you might not know the artist, Isaac Murdoch.
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How to protect the caribou in 3 easy steps
18 animals in 2016, only 7 left in early 2020. As we face an unprecedented decline in global biodiversity, the Val-d’Or caribou herd is fighting for its survival.
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Reaction to the exceptional measures put in place on the Val-d’Or caribou
Québec – In reaction to the Québec government’s announcement regarding the Val-d’Or caribou herd, which had 18 individuals in 2016 and now number just seven, Marie-Josée Béliveau, Food & Nature…
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What you might not know about Indigenous law and the raids on Wet’suwet’en
The complexity of what laws and whose laws apply is something you won’t often see reflected by media organizations. With the help of Ricochet journalists, we summarized what you need to know.
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Statement on arrests of Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders and solidarity protesters
RCMP helicopter drops off tactical teams in Wet’suwet’en territory. February 2020. © Jerome Turner/Ricochet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 February 2020 OTTAWA – In response to the dozens of arrests of…
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Delays in final implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements creating ecological uncertainty
Photo & video available here Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories (Vancouver, BC) — On the 4th anniversary of the landmark Great Bear Rainforest Agreements, environmental organizations are warning that the…
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Reactive on hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica
In reaction to the hottest temperature recorded in Antarctica, Frida Bengtsson, currently leading a Greenpeace expedition to the Antarctic, said:
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Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6th, 2020 Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs Vancouver – In…