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Approved Ontario development threatens species at risk

November 18, 2008 — TORONTO - The Ministry of Environment announced its decision this week to allow a controversial logging plan to go forward in the Ogoki Forest, which... (MORE)

CPAWS' northern B.C conservation success featured in National Geographic

October 31, 2008 — CPAWS Board Member Wayne Sawchuk and the Muskwa Kechika Management Area are featured in the November 2008 issue of National Geographic.  Sawchuk, with then CPAWS... (MORE)

World Conservation Congress call for large-scale landscape protection

October 30, 2008 — At the October 2008 meetings of the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) overhwelmingly passed... (MORE)

CPAWS Helps Build Capacity of First Nations to Respond to Mining in Ontario's Far North

October 29, 2008 — Oji-Cree Speaking Mining Coordinator Hired Toronto –CPAWS Wildlands League is pleased to announce that it is launching a new project in Ontario’s far north to... (MORE)

New protected areas in New Brunswick encouraging step in right direction - more work needed

October 28, 2008 — Fredericton – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, New Brunswick Chapter (CPAWS NB) welcomes today’s announcement by the New Brunswick government of 30 new Protected... (MORE)

Caribou in Alberta facing dire issues, author of new book asserts

October 23, 2008 — Edmonton – One of Canada’s leading experts on Boreal wildlife, and author of a new book on the fate of Canada’s Boreal woodland caribou, will... (MORE)

Canada needs to protect more marine habitats in face of climate change: new journal article

October 22, 2008 — Due to the growing risk to ocean species from climate change, Canada needs to accelerate action to meet its obligations under international climate and biodiversity... (MORE)

Nature is gaining ground: 7% of Québec's territory will be protected, primarily in the north

October 7, 2008 — Jacques-Cartier Park, October 2, 2008 – Another milestone has been reached today in protecting our natural heritage. An additional 1% of our territory has been... (MORE)

Leaders respond to CPAWS' election primer

October 6, 2008 — We sent our 2008 Election Primer questions to all 5 parties.  Four of the parties responded.  Here are their answers. Do you support the vision... (MORE)

Party leaders answer six environmental questions

October 6, 2008 — Eleven of Canada's largest environmental organizations, including CPAWS, put six questions to the leaders of the five main political parties in Canada's 2008 federal election..... (MORE)

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