Tag: freshwater
Natural Heritage Conservation Program Seeks Proposals
Environment and Climate Change Canada has launched a call for proposals for the Natural Heritage Conservation Program, which will assist with the protection of...
Local Water Conservation Projects Receive Federal Support
Yesterday, the federal government announced support for 58 EcoAction Community Funding Programs to help support local action on climate change and water conservation.
Announced by...
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...
WWF Looks to Grow the Narrative on Water Stewardship
A new brief from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has called for an acceleration of the scope, activity, and framing of water stewardship that leverages...
IISD Experimental Lakes Area Receives New Federal Funding
International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) has received new federal funding.
Yesterday in Kenora, Robert D. Nault, Member of Parliament for...
Trends in Global Freshwater: Wet Gets Wetter, Dry Drier
A new global, satellite-based study of global freshwater distribution found that Earth's wet areas are getting wetter, while dry areas are getting drier. The...
Budget 2018 Applauded for Striving to Meet Pledged Freshwater Protections
The word around the water cooler is that Budget 2018 was successful in continuing the federal government’s investment in land and freshwater protections improving...
Ontario Recognized Freshwater Users in Inaugural Rural Leader Award
Ontario has recognized innovative leadership in rural communities through the inaugural Rural Ontario Leaders Awards, winners of the award include innovative freshwater users.
Jeff Leal,...
Research Points to Impact of Atmospheric CO2 on Freshwaters
While it has been observed that increasing atmospheric levels of CO2 are causing the world's oceans to grow more acidic over time, new research...
Great Lakes Protection Initiative Receives $45M from Federal Government
The federal government has announced $44.84 million for the Great Lakes Protection Initiative, which is part of the $70.5 million of new funding allocated for freshwater protection...
