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New forestry standard a defining moment for Canadian logging industry
Toronto – Responding to the announcement today of a new Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard, Shane Moffatt, Head of Nature and Food Campaign with Greenpeace Canada commented: “In the middle…
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New Executive Director focuses on a Greenpeace for a new generation
Toronto – With great enthusiasm and pleasure, Greenpeace Canada’s Board of Directors announces the appointment of Christy Ferguson to the position of Executive Director. The 42-year-old new mother has been…
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EVENT ADVISORY ‘The Pact’ Sparks Over 150 Community-Led Town Halls to Shape Canadian Green New Deal
MPs invited to attend while in home ridings May 16, 2019 (CANADA) – The first of more than 150 planned town halls to develop what a Green New Deal for…
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Biodiversity loss: urgent need for forest, ocean protection and dietary change
Toronto- The UN’s biodiversity report warning of mass species loss due to human impacts must spark urgent action to protect the world’s forests and oceans and lead to sweeping change…
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ADVISORY: Indigenous leaders, Scientists, Doctors, Artists and Youth unite in call for The Pact for a Green New Deal
Media Advisory FOR DISTRIBUTION ON May 3rd, 2019 MONTREAL (May 3rd, 2019) – A diverse cross-section of civil society endorsers will hold a press conference in three cities across Canada…
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REACTION – Ford Government hands a rotten egg to Ontario’s wildlife just in time for Easter
Responding to today’s proposals by the Ontario government to amend the Endangered Species Act, Head of Forest Campaign with Greenpeace Canada Shane Moffatt commented: “The Ford government is proposing to…
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What if we treated our oceans like they matter?
The seas provide half of our oxygen, and food for a billion people. Let’s give them the protection they deserve. Under the restless surface of our seas, hundreds of miles…
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30×30: groundbreaking scientific study maps out how to protect a third of the world’s oceans by 2030
CANADA – As governments meet at the UN to negotiate towards an historic Global Ocean Treaty, a groundbreaking study by leading marine biologists has mapped out how to protect over a third…
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Greenpeace Winnipeg: Motivating Action Through Film
Last month, our Greenpeace Winnipeg local group volunteers organized a film screening and panel discussion to engage people on the topic of the growing plastic crisis in their community…
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Two draft agreements on BC caribou protection: One offers hope, the other falls short, says Greenpeace
22nd March, 2019 (Vancouver) - The British Columbia and Federal governments have just released two draft agreements regarding the province’s Southern Mountain Caribou. The draft agreement between the B.C. and federal government and the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, proposes a significantly new protected area in the Peace region, with an interim moratorium area…
