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Canada moved to create a domestic definition of 'forest degradation' days after the EU passed a law restricting the import of wood products linked to unsustainable forestry practices.

Canada moved to create a domestic definition of 'forest degradation' days after the EU passed a law restricting the import of wood products linked to unsustainable forestry practices.

The decision saved "Kingston’s last urban forest" and protected 13 hectares of forest, shoreline, forest, animal habitat and wetlands.

KINGSTON – A leading environmental organization has “ significant, ongoing concerns” about the proposed redevelopmetn of the former Davis Tannery site.

Groups call federal environment minister's collaboration with the province a "betrayal" of a promise to protect caribou habitat

There are roughly 5,000 caribou left in the province, environmental groups say a five-year deal to protect the species is a 'spectacular failure'

MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s ultimatum to the Quebec government on caribou protection is a sign Ottawa is losing patience with provinces that aren’t upholding their responsibility to protect wildlife, experts say.

The Ontario government is doing a "terrible job" of protecting species at risk and it has weakened its own Endangered Species Act in an effort to promote development, environmental groups say.

Op-ed: The solution to crowded provincial parks? Create more parks Op-ed: The solution to crowded provincial parks? Create more parks Many Ontarians are eager to escape the confines imposed by COVID-19, but it wont be easy getting into a provincial park this summer By Rachel Plotkin, Anne Bell and Katie Krelove Jul 6, 2021 Getting into a provincial park this summer may not be easy. Day passes must now be booked five days in advance. Those hoping to camp overnight face stiff competitio...

Protection and restoration are two sides of the conservation coin — protection for spaces that haven’t yet been damaged or destroyed by large-scale human impacts and restoration for ecologically critical places that have. Although both might seem like relatively straightforward scientific tasks, they have been and continue to be significantly shaped by colonialism — globally […]