The province of Manitoba today released its Protected Areas Strategy outlining priority regions within which protections from industrial development will be sought. Ron Thiessen, Executive Director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s (CPAWS) Manitoba Chapter, who spoke at the Nov. 26 press event, was pleased to contribute to the development the strategy, which targets the protection of 17% of the landscape of Manitoba by 2020. This level of protection is on par with the national targets committed to by Canada through the United Nations Declaration on Biodiversity in 2010 .
What future for our national parks?
Parks Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and Canadians have much to be proud of. The planet’s oldest national parks service has established a reputation as one of the … Read More
Transmission corridor or World Heritage site?
BLOODVEIN RIVER, MANITOBA—Rob Whaley and his friends just discovered something about one of Canada’s most pristine wilderness areas: just when you get away from it all, you can’t, because a … Read More
Province Releases “Save Lake Winnipeg” Plan
New safeguards for pollutant-filtering wetlands, large protection goal needed The Manitoba government has just released Bill 46 – The Save Lake Winnipeg Act. The aim is to significantly reduce phosphorus … Read More
Start fighting the next flood now
The flood season of 2011 is among the worst Manitoba has ever seen. Many residents are now demanding permanent solutions to our chronic flood problems. Provincial and municipal flood officials … Read More
Thinking big about the boreal
What is the boreal, why is it important and how do we rescue it? Most Manitobans have been to the boreal, but many are unaware that it’s called that. It’s … Read More
Woodland Caribou: A Canadian Idol
If you are Canadian, chances are you have a caribou in your pocket. Since 1937, we have celebrated the woodland caribou by featuring its image on the “tails” side of … Read More
What happened to forests at Copenhagen??
Blog post by Chris Henschel of CPAWS – January 6, 2010 No one seems quite sure yet what the implications of the Copenhagen Accord will be. It is a three-age … Read More
Wise Words on Climate Change Talks
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd shared his thoughts about what he called an “avalanche of procedural interventions” that has slowed down the climate talks in Copenhagen. “I fear a triumph … Read More
Manitoba First Nations Support International Resolution to Protect More than Half of the Boreal
Two Manitoba First Nations are stating their support for a resolution to protect more than 50% of Canada’s Boreal Region in a network of protected areas that allow for species … Read More
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