As countries from around the world gather at Nature COP 16 in Colombia, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is hopeful that all levels of government in Canada will develop effective plans and commit adequate long-term financial resources to protect nature, including to conserve at least 30 per cent of land and ocean by 2030. … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society issued a statement: “Canada’s plan to save nature, titled Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy: Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Canada, was released June 13 by the federal government, and includes a suite of recommended actions that, if effectively implemented, will help address the biodiversity crisis and give nature a chance to … Read more
CPAWS celebrating the announcement confirming support by federal, provincial and territorial governments to collectively contribute to meeting the goal of protecting at least 30 per cent of land and ocean in Canada by 2030, with a focus on Indigenous-led conservation. “It’s taken a long time for governments to agree on the urgency, and today we’re relieved to … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society released a report, Building Momentum: A Progress Update on Canada’s Nature Protection Targets, which finds that a majority of jurisdictions in Canada have made contributions to the protection of 30 per cent of land and ocean by 2030 in the last two years, with a few exceptions where minimal progress has been … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society celebrates Canada’s commitment to apply a strongly precautionary approach to deep sea mining, along with a call to action to advance ocean protection. The joint call to action directed at the global community was issued by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Environment … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomes Canada’s pathway to protect 25 per cent of its ocean territory by 2025, 30 per cent by 2030, and the new minimum protection standards guidance for marine protected areas announced today. “We are pleased to see that Canada is on the right track to achieve its goals […] while ensuring quality through minimum protections … Read more
Canadian environmental groups welcome the Kunming-Montreal Agreement at COP15 in Montreal to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030 and applaud Canada’s leadership, which was instrumental in landing the deal. This historic deal was adopted by 196 countries under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, including Canada. Sandra Schwartz, national executive director, Canadian Parks and Wilderness … Read more
At a COP15 panel hosted by Nature Canada in Montreal, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) committed to advance a wide-ranging domestic strategy and action plan to halt and reverse nature loss in Canada.“This is exemplary Canadian leadership,” said Gauri Sreenivasan, director of Policy and Campaigns, Nature Canada. “By committing to deliver a … Read more
In the leadup to the UN’s COP15 (NatureCOP) in Montreal on Dec. 7, 17 Canadian environmental organizations are calling on Canadian and world leaders to create a new global deal to save nature, and to commit to a national action plan to achieve this at home. Implementing an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework and Canadian Biodiversity Action Plan can halt … Read more
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society will attend COP15 to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal. CPAWS is also urging federal, provincial and territorial governments to advance conservation action in Canada by supporting Indigenous Peoples’ land and ocean protection efforts, and developing a comprehensive plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in Canada. “We will be there … Read more
