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Heat waves, forest fires, floods and Coronavirus…enough to make you sweat
We’ve seen COVID-19 take lives, affect the most vulnerable, destroy families, put immense pressure on health systems around the world. The virus has had unprecedented physical, psychological and financial consequences.
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Despite COVID-19, Quebecers want government to do more and reject calls to abolish environmental regulations
A Léger poll, conducted from May 29th to June 2nd [1] and commissioned by the Communauté de pratique sur la communication climatique au Québec [2], shows that Quebecers prioritize social…
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The boreal forest : our climate shield
Canada's forests are even more important for climate than we thought - according to a ground-breaking new piece of research. In 2017, Greenpeace set out to better understand the climate impacts of clearcut logging in Canada's boreal forest, commissioning scientist Jay Malcolm, from the University of Toronto, to research this further. Here’s what you NEED…
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Violent attack on the Tiny House Warriors should be publicly condemned
It’s been over a week since unidentified attackers brutally assaulted Indigenous Secwepemc Land Defenders of the Tiny House Warrior community, dedicated to protecting the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline and…
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Judge Orders Resolute Forest Products to Pay Almost 1 Million Dollars to Greenpeace
One of the highest monetary awards ever under California’s anti-SLAPP statute San Francisco— Logging Giant Resolute Forest Products, which has waged meritless lawsuits against multiple Greenpeace offices and individual staff…
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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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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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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…