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Transformative Change for Biodiversity Urgently Needed

January 15, 2025–Tony Morris

Conservation News•Climate Change•How To•Reduce Your Footprint•Stewardship and restoration

Sydenham River Nature Reserve, Fall Planting Event 2023 © Kayla Salive

In December 2024, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new assessment report on progress towards halting biodiversity collapse. This latest international report again highlights ...

Life in Plastic, Not So Fantastic: Plastics Treaty Negotiations in Ottawa

July 10, 2024–Abbey Struyk

Conservation News•Reduce Your Footprint

Plastic litter and debris © Todd Wade CC BY 2.0

In 2022, the worldwide production of plastics reached over 400 million metric tonnes, marking an increase of about 1.6 percent from the previous year. With mounting pressure to find a ...

From the Ground Up: The Hidden Cost of our Modern Lifestyle

July 4, 2024–Illian Brasselet-Darracq

Campaigns and advocacy•Reduce Your Footprint

Limestone Quarry © Rajinstan Kamalraj

If it wasn’t farmed or harvested, every piece of material that people interact with daily was mined or quarried. As the global community pivots from fossil fuels to mitigate climate ...

How The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Achieves a Climate-Safe Future

June 20, 2024–Sandra Dosen

Campaigns and advocacy•Climate Change•Reduce Your Footprint

Nature-based solutions to address the climate crisis are important and gaining popularity but they alone cannot address it effectively while the burning of fossil fuels – the primary driver of ...

Exploring Ontario’s Wild Charms: A Guide to Sustainable Travel and How to Be an Ecotourist

May 23, 2024–Guest blogger

Indigenous Relations•Recreation and Events•Reduce Your Footprint

Growing public awareness about the impacts of tourism on the environment is spurring a movement towards sustainable travel. Travellers are looking to reconnect with nature through meaningful experiences that are ...

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Transformative Change for Biodiversity Urgently Needed

Life in Plastic, Not So Fantastic: Plastics Treaty Negotiations in Ottawa

From the Ground Up: The Hidden Cost of our Modern Lifestyle

How The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Achieves a Climate-Safe Future

Exploring Ontario’s Wild Charms: A Guide to Sustainable Travel and How to Be an Ecotourist

Ask Premier Ford to Stop Bill 5 and Restore the Integrity of the Endangered Species Act

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