Unceded Algonquin Territory — Ottawa, ON | March 25, 2025 Today, Nature Canada, one of the country’s oldest and most respected conservation charities, is launching its “Nature Platform“—a concrete plan to safeguard Canada’s irreplaceable lands and waters while ensuring that all Canadians can benefit from a thriving natural environment. “Our economy will prosper, and our […]
Unceded Algonquin Territory — Ottawa, ON | March 18, 2025 As Canada responds to the economic uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs on forest products, 14 leading conservation organizations have issued an open letter urging federal party leaders to ensure that relief measures do not lead to the increased destruction of Canada’s primary and old-growth forests. […]
The Government of Canada has signed two new agreements to protect and restore Canada’s natural heritage. On March 7, 2025, the Province of Manitoba and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance nature protection and climate adaptation. This agreement will commit up to $2 million over the next year to […]
These are turbulent times. The world feels uncertain — trade disputes, economic instability, global tensions, an affordability crisis here at home, and a federal election on the horizon. There is so much going on, the future may seem unclear. But in moments like these, we are reminded of the constants that ground us: the land […]
As the Honourary Chair for Women for Nature, the Honourable Senator Rosa Galvez shares, “It fills me with great hope and joy to witness young people stepping up as leaders in their communities to support and restore nature, shaping a cleaner and more promising future.” Among these leaders is Meg Beckel, whose unwavering commitment to […]
And a west-to- east pipeline could not be completed before Trump finishes his term of office. So how is tomorrow’s stranded asset a solution to today’s geopolitical crisis? Trans Canada (now TC Energy) abandoned Energy East 1.0 after figuring out it made no business sense. Quebec and New Brunswick refineries had decided against accepting the […]
This follows earlier bilateral Nature Agreements between the federal government and the governments of British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Yukon. This latest agreement will invest $7 million dollars this year, and up to $20 million over the next 10 years, in protecting nature in the Northwest Territories. In particular, it will support Indigenous-led conservation and […]
An Edmonton researcher says simply noticing nature can boost your mood and help beat the winter blues. Read the CBC article → “When people notice nature, and not necessarily even just spend extra time, but just [notice] it, we know it enhances our positive emotions” — Holli-Anne Passmore, professor of psychology at Concordia University of […]
Thanks to the Aquatic Conservation Initiative for providing this month’s blog. Distribution and Population Spread across the North Atlantic, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, into Baffin Bay, to the Greenland Sea, all the way to the White Sea of northern Russia lives the Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus). Residing in 3 main populations – in the […]
Unceded Algonquin Territory — Ottawa, ON | February 3, 2025 Last fall, Nature Canada’s naturalist team visited the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, a community where they’ve been partnering with locals to monitor birds for several years. But this time they came to town for a different reason. Nature Canada has just launched a new project […]