Tag: conservation
Nature Conservancy of Canada & Partners Help Protect Lake Erie Basin
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) have announced the protection of four sites totalling 145 hectares. These...
Government of Yukon and Yukon Water Board Sign New Agreement
The Government of Yukon and the Yukon Water Board have signed an agreement to clarify their roles with respect to looking after the territory’s...
Nature Conservancy of Canada Named Top Environmental Charity by MoneySense
MoneySense has named the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) as the top environmental charity in the country in its annual ranking. The not-for-profit, private land...
BMO Helps Fund Wetland Centres of Excellence Program
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and BMO have announced a funding partnership for wetland education in Canada and recognized the innovation of Fredericton High School...
Parties of the Ramsar Convention Call for Alignment of Wetland Conservation...
Following, the 13th Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention (COP13), the members have called for wetland conservation to be embedded in the post-2020...
Vancouver Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project Receives Gold Rating
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced that the New Brighton Park Shoreline Habitat Restoration Project has received a gold rating under the Stewardship Centre...
U.S. Economists Find Watershed Groups Directly Impact Water Quality, Health
Economists from Oregon State University have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a direct, positive impact on their local water...
IAGLR Responds to NSERC Funding Changes, Impacts on Great Lakes
The president of International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), Michael R. Twiss, PhD., has responded to a change in the structure of the...
U.S. Study Finds Positive Economic Return from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
A new report released today shows that every federal dollar spent in the United States on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) projects from the...
Nature Conservancy of Canada Secures Protected Area on Lake Superior
Last week, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners announced the creation of a new 3,170-hectare protected area in northwestern Ontario on...
