Browsing: Environmental News

Contrary to a common perception, ignoring climate change won’t make it disappear. Global research going back to 1824 in fields ranging through physics, oceanography, biology and geology have confirmed human activity — mainly burning fossil fuels, raising livestock and destroying carbon sinks like forests and wetlands — is increasing greenhouse gas emissions and causing global temperatures to rise rapidly, putting humanity at risk. Every legitimate scientific academy and institution and every government, except the current U.S. administration, agrees.

Contrary to a common perception, ignoring climate change won’t make it disappear. Global research going…

Brazil is on the verge of changing marine conservation history in the South Atlantic. After…

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand is deeply concerned by suggestions from the new Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash that he might “scrap” plans to put cameras on fishing boats.

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand is deeply concerned by suggestions from the new Fisheries Minister Stuart…

All nine community water systems on Lytton First Nation land in B.C. have been under boil water advisories at one time or another. Now the First Nation is taking an innovative approach to resolving its drinking water problems

All nine community water systems on Lytton First Nation land in B.C. have been under…

People sometimes get bugged by insects, but we need them. They play essential roles in pollination, combatting unwanted agricultural pests, recycling organic matter, feeding fish, birds and bats, and much more. They’re the most numerous and diverse animals on Earth and form the base of many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

People sometimes get bugged by insects, but we need them. They play essential roles in…

Conservation is always front and center to those who live and work on Little Cayman, but during the full winter moon, with researchers gathered there for the Grouper Moon Project, a study of the annual spawning of Nassau Grouper, the conservation effort expanded to include land as well as sea, with an island-wide beach cleanup over the weekend.

Now, more than ever before, we need to stand together to save the world’s coral…

The biggest focus is on killer whales and salmon right now given the current state of both populations. Within this we will also talk about seal populations. The key message is that if we protect killer whales, we protect the strait because they are an umbrella species.

Canada is losing a lot of its wildlife. The World Wildlife Fund’s 2017 Living Planet Report Canada found half the monitored mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish species declined from 1970 to 2014. Threatened and endangered species continue to disappear despite federal legislation designed to protect them and help their populations recover. What’s going wrong?

Canada is losing a lot of its wildlife. The World Wildlife Fund’s 2017 Living Planet Report…

Before the next Olympic Games begin in South Korea, the world’s oldest international sports federation, World Rowing (FISA) has become the first sporting body to pledge to protect World Heritage sites and their buffer zones.

Before the next Olympic Games begin in South Korea, the world’s oldest international sports federation,…

In a recent University of Toronto lecture, “Climate Action: Time for Implementation”, he stressed that climate change is a public health issue “disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable as well as those least responsible for anthropogenic warming.”

Angel Gurria sounds like the leader of an environmental or social justice group. In a…

For close to a decade, the Ecojustice team has worked with Aamjiwnaang community members to convince the Ontario government to introduce a cumulative effects policy to address the air pollution crisis in Chemical Valley. After countless meetings, dozens of letters, and two lawsuits, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change finally released a draft policy in November 2017.

For close to a decade, the Ecojustice team has worked with Aamjiwnaang community members to…

The life cycle of wild Pacific Salmon and their age old relationship with the Tseshaht First Nation. This video will be screened In New York on October 2018.

The life cycle of wild Pacific Salmon and their age old relationship with the Tseshaht…

Brazil has flooded large swaths of the Amazon for hydro dams, despite opposition from Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists and others. The country gets 70 per cent of its electricity from hydropower. Brazil’s government had plans to expand development, opening half the Amazon basin to hydro. But a surprising announcement could halt that.

Brazil has flooded large swaths of the Amazon for hydro dams, despite opposition from Indigenous…

Throughout the Gulf of St. Lawrence Expedition, Oceana Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have been living and working aboard the Canadian Coast Guard science vessel Martha L. Black. Follow Alexandra Cousteau for a tour of the vessel and see how scientists live when they are conducting research at sea.

In the coming weeks, The Scuba News Canada will be featuring videos by Oceana Canada…

Montreal’s new bylaw banning single-use plastic bags went into effect on New Year’s Day, although it won’t be enforced immediately. There is a grace period during which city officials will work with store managers to determine the best approach.

Montreal’s new bylaw banning single-use plastic bags went into effect on New Year’s Day, although…

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand is pleased to hear that Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash is committed to enabling transparency and trust in our fisheries management system. WWF agrees that it is vital to protect public access to information about commercial fishing through the Integrated Electronic Monitoring and Reporting System (IEMRS).

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand is pleased to hear that Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash is committed…

The Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club has launched an innovative online experience to give…

A multi-year drought may make Cape Town the first major city in the world to…

My parents were born in Vancouver — Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 — and married during the Great Depression. It was a difficult time that shaped their values and outlook, which they drummed into my sisters and me.

My parents were born in Vancouver — Dad in 1909, Mom in 1911 — and…

Environmental organisation WWF and its partners have introduced revolutionary blockchain technology to the Pacific Islands’ tuna industry, the first of its kind for this region, to help stamp out illegal fishing and human rights abuses.

Environmental organisation WWF and its partners have introduced revolutionary blockchain technology to the Pacific Islands’…

A report released 29 Novemember 2019 from Oceana Canada, Mystery Fish: Seafood Fraud in Canada and How to Stop It, revealed alarming results of seafood fraud in the nation’s capital. Almost half of the samples tested—45 out of 98—were mislabelled. One third (33) were considered species substitution, since the name on the menu or label did not match the type of fish being sold

A report released 29 Novemember 2019 from Oceana Canada, Mystery Fish: Seafood Fraud in Canada and…

A year ago, we revisited the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.” Signed by a majority of Nobel laureates in sciences at the time and more than 1,700 leading scientists worldwide, the document warned, “Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course.”

A year ago, we revisited the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.” Signed by a…

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand says that the New Zealand government is failing to protect the last 63 Māui dolphins by allocating oil and gas exploration rights within Māui dolphin habitat off Taranaki.

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand says that the New Zealand government is failing to protect the…

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand cautiously welcomes the new southern squid fishing plan (the ‘SQU6T Operational Plan’) released by Minister for Fisheries Stuart Nash today as a first step towards protecting New Zealand sea lions.

Environmental organisation WWF-New Zealand cautiously welcomes the new southern squid fishing plan (the ‘SQU6T Operational…

The fifth World Ocean Summit will be held at Riviera Maya, Mexico, on March 7th-9th 2018 and the ocean’s problems will be the forefront of discussions.