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Deep sea mining: concerns from the Pacific need to be heard
When it comes to the campaign to stop deep sea mining, the stakes may be highest for Pacific communities. One of the biggest deep sea mining target zones is in the Pacific ocean: the Clarion-Clipperton zone. This is where the industry wants to start mining operations.
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Deep sea mining: a concrete threat we need to shut down now
Deep sea mining would endanger fragile marine ecosystems that took millennia to develop, and threaten the livelihoods and traditions of people from the Pacific and their spiritual connection to the ocean.
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Indigenous land defenders, climate allies bring shareholder showdown to RBC’s AGM
RBC proved it has no interest in reconciliation, furthering corporate colonialism in how the bank treated the Indigenous delegation who arrived at the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Saskatoon this morning as hundreds of Indigenous water protectors, young people, and allies rallied outside.
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HAPPENING NOW: RBC refuses to let Indigenous delegates, including Wet’suwet’en Hereditary leadership, Gulf South representatives into AGM in Saskatoon
RBC’s attempt to divide and threaten with arrest and physical violence the Indigenous delegation – who all have received necessary proxies – and shut out Wet’suwet’en Hereditary leadership is further confirmation of the bank’s commitment to corporate colonialism. RBC is the primary financier of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which lacks consent from Hereditary Chiefs, the…
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New polling: over 80% of Canadians are worried about the nature crisis and believe the federal government should lead at COP15
A new poll by Environics reveals that 84% of Canadians express concern about the future of the planet due to the state of wildlife and nature today.
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Greenpeace Canada paints a mural in front of Minister Steven Guilbeault’s office, calling him to pass strong nature protection law
Greenpeace Canada and its supporters painted a mural in front Minister Guilbeault's office in Montreal to make him commit to passing a Nature & Biodiversity Act that redefines our relationship with nature, prioritizes Indigenous People's rights, and ensures equitable access to nature for everyone.
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Biodiversity talks leave all key issues unresolved before Montreal
Biodiversity negotiations dragged at a glacial pace this week in Nairobi, leaving a heavy workload for final talks in Montreal, where Canadian hosts and the Chinese presidency will need to steer the process and tackle virtually all key issues, including Indigenous rights and key targets to protect and restore ecosystems.
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Val d’Or caribou: symbol of a biodiversity crisis and disregard for Indigenous rights
Pierre Dufour, as Minister of Forestry, Wildlife and Parks, is failing his mandate to protect wildlife. His inaction has only benefited the logging companies that are destroying the essential habitat of caribou and many other species. He even points the finger at Indigenous Peoples for the decline of caribou.
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Fight for the Ancient Trees: Police Violence at Fairy Creek/Ada’itsx Blockades
With over 1,000 arrests, the Fairy Creek/Ada’itsx blockades on Southern Vancouver Island are now the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. As the efforts to protect the precious few last stands of old growth forest from logging have intensified, so have RCMP enforcement tactics.
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Thousands of Indigenous Peoples are gathered to defend the Amazon & their rights — What’s happening, why it matters, what you can do
The “Struggle for Life” (“Luta pela vida”) Camp has brought together up to 6,000 Indigenous leaders and activists from all regions of Brazil to protest the government’s anti-Indigenous policies