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Conservation group says there is more than 1.2 million m3 of wood available for sharing Toronto- CPAWS Wildlands League has identified vast areas of public forest that could be used to conserve threatened woodland caribou and diversify the local … Continued
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Independent monitoring & reporting needed, says environmental not for profit Toronto – An investigation into one of world’s highest quality producing diamond mines has found failures in self-monitoring raising troubling concerns about entrusting the company to protect the environment in … Continued
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Ontario’s Boreal Woodland Caribou Still at Risk Toronto – In its third annual review of government action to conserve Canada’s boreal woodland caribou, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) finds there has been spotty progress – with too few … Continued
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Delivered By Anna Baggio: Thank you for allowing me to appear before you today on this very important bill. My name is Anna Baggio and I am the Director of Conservation Planning for CPAWS Wildlands League. We are a … Continued
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Industry exemptions from Endangered Species Act unlawful, groups say TORONTO – The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted Ontario Nature and Wildlands League leave to appeal a lower court ruling that puts already endangered species at further risk of extinction. … Continued
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Toronto – In its latest annual report released in advance of Canada Parks Day, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is calling Canada out for falling behind most other countries in protecting its land and fresh water. CPAWS’ 2015 … Continued
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Group says photos call into question view that exploration is benign June 29, 2015 TORONTO- Based on new photographic evidence of the damaging effect of mining exploration activities within the Ring of Fire even before any mines have been developed, … Continued
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TORONTO — Ontario’s Divisional Court has upheld a provincial regulation that exempts major industries from the Endangered Species Act and allows them to kill species at risk and destroy their habitat. “This is a disappointing decision for Ontario’s endangered and … Continued
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Senate committee rejects all amendments to Rouge National Urban Park Act Toronto, ON—Leading environmental conservation groups in the province stand by Ontario’s decision to not transfer provincially controlled lands to the federal government for the proposed Rouge National Urban Park … Continued
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Today the Ontario government released its discussion paper on climate change acknowledging the global significance of carbon stored in the province’s Far North boreal ecosystems and the need to protect these terrestrial carbon stores. CPAWS Wildlands League welcomes this and … Continued