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Amazon rainforest fires 2022: Facts, causes, and climate impacts
We must stand with the Guardians of The Forest to protect the Amazon from those who value profits over people and the planet.
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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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There is no word: a film by Carmel Whittle
As part of Greenpeace Canada's Rethinking Nature Protection art call, we have the pleasure and honour of showcasing the work of 5 artists in their vision of what decolonization and Nature protection truly means.
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Protecting Nature and Biodiversity with Better Laws
Canada must show up to the CBD negotiations as if life on earth depends on it—because it does.
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Report: Protecting nature – protecting life
The new report Protecting nature – protecting life exposes how the federal government is failing to protect nature and proposes a new Nature and Biodiversity Act to solve systemic problems.
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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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Ahead of the Montreal Biodiversity summit, new Greenpeace Canada report calls for strong nature protection legislation
Hosting this global event comes with a responsibility to show leadership, so it’s time for Minister Guilbeault to go beyond nice words and declarations, and step up his actions. That means prioritizing people’s right to a healthy environment over corporate interests.
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Montreal-bound biodiversity COP must recognize the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in protecting nature
The intersessional meeting that started in Nairobi today represents a crucial last step before the CBD summit takes place in Montreal at the end of the year. Canada is starting a major new leadership role as it will host the final rounds of negotiations.
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Greenpeace launches petition in support of Inuit hunters, calls on government to reject Baffinland mine expansion
Today Greenpeace Canada launched a new email petition targeting federal Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal, calling on him to reject the proposed expansion of the Baffinland iron mine
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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.