Network News
March 3rd, 2010
RCEN Corporate Social Responsibility Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
From March 3-4, the RCEN will be coordinating a multi-stakeholder dialogue on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ottawa. In addition to the one-day dialogue, this project will help create a discussion paper on CSR in the extractive sector from a Canadian ENGO perspective. It will also permit members of our International Program Caucus to meet in order to develop a Canadian ENGO approach to promoting CSR to support sustainable livelihoods. More
Youth Caucus Announces New Mission and Mandate
The RCEN Youth Caucus is happy to announce its new mission and mandate, as chosen by members of its steering committee and other youth involved in the caucus’ activities. The new mission is to support Canadian youth by facilitating and promoting opportunities for them to meaningfully engage in environmental and sustainability initiatives.
The caucus has also released its Youth Mini-Consultation Report, which identifies the strengths and areas for improvement in the national youth environmental movement. Read the Report
Biodiversity Hotspot: Phytoplankton! The Foundation of the Ocean Food Chain
Marine phytoplankton are tiny unicellular marine creatures,
of which there are about 5000 different species. Like plants, they use
photosynthesis and minerals dissolved in the water to produce energy. Each
individual phytoplankton is too small to be seen with the human eye but together
they form blooms visible from space. More
RCEN 2010 Annual Conference
“Conserving Biodiversity Pays: The Values of Ecosystem Services”
September 17-19, Montreal, QC
Sable
Island, a remote sandbar island 150km off the Nova Scotian Coast, has
been dubbed the “graveyard of the North Atlantic” because of the over
350 shipwrecks it has caused. While humans and some of our favourite
furry mammals have not had much luck living on the island, it is home
to 17 plant species and 600 invertebrates! 
The 
in supporting all life on Earth, including our own. 
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November 10th, the 
