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Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years.

So why hasn’t the government cancelled oil and gas exploration permits that could damage them?

The UN Biodiversity Conference ended with a landmark agreement to guide global efforts to address biodiversity loss.

Ken Balcomb, founder and senior scientist at the Center of Whale Research in Friday Harbour, Washington, has died at the age of 82.

We must call on the prime minister and premiers to make meaningful commitments and follow up quickly after the spotlight on Montreal fades.

The fences are up, the flights are booked, and the programs are set –- Montreal will host thousands of people attending and presenting at the upcoming COP15 biodiversity conference at the Palais des Congres. Here’s what you need to know to get around.

A boom in seaweed farming is being sold globally as a climate solution, but some Indigenous nations and local harvesters are sounding an alarm

A total of 17 coastal First Nations spearheaded a vision for a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in partnership with the B.C. and federal governments to protect marine ecosystems and biodiversity hot spots stretching from northern Vancouver Island to Alaska.

VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands.

Fish farm operators Mowi Canada West, Cermaq Canada and Grieg Seafood applied for a judicial review of the order that prevented them from restocking their farms, arguing it lacked reasons and didn't "show an appreciation of the facts."