Biodiversity and Wildlife

Apr
22
2022

Issue Brief: Woodland caribou conservation and recovery in Alberta

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Updated: April 22, 2022

On April 8, 2022, the Government of Alberta released sub-regional caribou recovery plans for the Bitscho Lake and Cold Lake sub-regions. Environmental groups are concerned that the plans lack a commitment to aggressive short-term actions that are necessary due to decades of inaction. There has also been criticism of the government's commitment to collaboration with Indigenous communities on Indigenous-led conservation initiatives.

Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environmental Law & Policy
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ecojustice
Issue Briefs
Apr
21
2022

ENGO responses to the federal Budget 2022

On April 7, 2022, the federal government released Budget 2022. The budget comes in the wake of the government’s recently released 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, and the latest alarming IPCC report reaffirming the increasingly urgent need for climate action. Read More

Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Energy
Energy Transition
Issue Briefs
Mar
15
2022

Coal Mining in Alberta's Eastern Slopes and Beyond

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Updated March 15, 2022

Latest Update: Government announces expanded coal restrictions, releases Coal Policy Committee reports

On March 4, 2022, the Government of Alberta announced restrictions on coal development in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies. The restrictions on new development will be in place until directions on coal activities are incorporated into updated regional land-use plans.

The Goverment also released the final reports of the Coal Policy Committee. Concerns with the environmental impacts of coal mining ranked among the most important issues to Albertans.

Environmental groups welcomed the restrictions on new development, but concerns remained over the impacts of existing coal mining activities and the 4 advanced projects that were allowed to continue the regulatory process.

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Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Issue Briefs
Nov
10
2021

Film Screening — Mothers of the Mountain: Reclaiming the Klinse-Za Herd

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Nov 10 2021 - 7:00pm

Join CPAWS Northern Alberta for a screening of 'Mothers of the Mountains' a documentary about conservation, art, caribou, and the connection we have to the natural world.

Learn more about the film at Mothers of Mountains

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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environment & Society
Oct
29
2021

REIMAGINING RIVERS: ANIMALS AS LEGAL BEINGS

Environmental Law Centre
Centre for Constitutional Studies
Oct 29 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Professor Maneesha Deckha (UVic) and Assistant Professor Jessica Eisen (UAlberta) will examine legal categorizations of animals: should animals be considered property, persons, or something else? And what do these categorizations mean for visions of justice and the health and well-being of animals, humans, and our overall environment? Read More

Source: Environmental Law Centre
Environmental Law Centre
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Animal Rights
Environmental Law & Policy
Oct
15
2021

Jasper National Park Takes Next Step to Help Caribou Survive Winters 

Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society
David Suzuki Foundation
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Conservation groups welcome Parks Canada’s decision to extend backcountry access closures for the entire snow season in Jasper’s Tonquin and Brazeau caribou ranges, where caribou are on the brink of extirpation.   Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection

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