Tuesday, March 17, 2026
McGill study offers second chance to protect wetlands
Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in Nature, has found that the loss of wetland areas around the…
Protection
P.E.I. purchasing land in buffer zones
P.E.I – The province is now offering to buy land near buffer zones, watercourses or wetlands. The provincial government will buy land from owners at…
First marine refuge within the Northern Shelf Bioregion is established
Vancouver – At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Chief John…
Marine Protected Area Network partners endorse plan to protect British Columbia’s North Coast
Vancouver – The blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas (MPAs) across the northern third of Canada’s West Coast is being unveiled after…
Report calls for urgency to address contaminated river sediments
Contaminated sediments limit the ecological recovery of the Detroit and Rouge River ecosystems, says a report released Tuesday by the State of the Strait Conference…
Funding for ocean monitoring system to enhance Canada’s ocean protection
Ocean observation science can help save lives, protect our waters and ecosystems, and grow our economy. The Government of Canada is working with the ocean…
Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrates World Wetlands Day with ambitious conservation goal
Oak Hammock Marsh, MB – To recognize World Wetlands Day—a global celebration aimed at raising awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and…
Ducks Unlimited Canada adds more than 80 hectares of protected wetlands in the Outaouais
Ducks Unlimited Canada has recently acquired six properties, totaling more than 80 hectares of wetlands in the regional county municipality of Pontiac. Located in the…
Canada invests in storm surge protection for Port Stanley, Ontario
Central Elgin, ON – Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London West, and Andrew Sloan, Mayor of the Municipality of Central Elgin, have announced $17…
Government of Canada supports wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 in Atlantic Canada
Charlottetown, PEI – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken a comprehensive and prudent approach to managing the virus, with measures and…
A closer look at British Columbia’s proposed Watershed Security and Strategy Fund
In January of 2022, the government of British Columbia issued a discussion paper seeking the public’s input on a proposed Watershed Security Strategy and Fund,…
Canada invests in Lake Winnipeg Basin restoration and protection
Winnipeg – Healthier lakes mean economic growth, more recreational opportunities, and a healthy, sustainable ecosystem that protects biodiversity. Canadians understand the value of fresh water…
Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrates Government of Yukon’s newly released wetland policy
Whitehorse – Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) extends congratulations to the Government of Yukon for the release of a Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands, the territory’s first ever wetland policy.…
A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands released
Minister Nils Clark and Minister John Streicker have announced the release of A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands, the territory’s first ever wetlands…
Manitoba Government announces additional funding to Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund
The Manitoba government has contributed an additional $794,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund (FWEF) to further build its capacity to support projects that…
First step taken to establish new Indigenous protected and conserved area around Great Bear Lake
Montreal – At COP15, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Honourable Shane Thompson, Northwest Territories Minister of Environment and Natural…
Canada’s ban on certain harmful single-use plastics starts to take effect
Montreal – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health; and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister…
New Brunswick achieves goal of protecting 10 per cent of land and freshwater
The provincial government announced on December 13 that it is protecting an additional 277,900 hectares of Crown land to reach its goal of protecting 10 per…
Governments of Canada and Manitoba and four First Nations work together on Seal River watershed
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Manitoba Minister of Environment, Climate and Parks Jeff Wharton,…
Nova Scotia announces new protected areas, funding to protect more land
Nova Scotia is investing an additional $20 million to help protect more of its land and water and designating another 9,300 hectares of Crown land…
Peterborough working on cleanup and remediation after discovery of historic contamination in Jackson Creek area
Peterborough, ON – The Jackson/Townsend spill has been a challenging discovery of historic contamination in the area through the Bethune Street construction work, and the…
Ontario’s Grindstone Creek watershed provides $2 billion in stormwater management services
Halton Region, ON — At a time when Ontario’s Greenbelt is eyed for development, a new report demonstrates that natural assets in Grindstone Creek are…
Pilot project adds layer of protection from aquatic invasive species in Manitoba
Emerson, Manitoba – Aquatic invasive species pose a serious threat to our environment, to species at risk across Canada, and to industries that rely on aquatic resources…
Water Canada Webinar: A closer look at PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a huge group of manmade chemicals that have been used in industry and in consumer products since the…