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The IUCN listed monarch butterflies as endangered globally on July 21, citing threats to their habitat from climate change, extreme weather and deforestation.
Monarchs Migrate To IUCN’s Endangered Red List Read More »
One of the biggest nature protection announcement in New Brunswick’s history received widespread media coverage as Conservation Council and allies applaud move, push for even more forest protection and reform.
“Nature Is Our Best Neighbour” Read More »
In a ‘watershed moment’ for conservation, the provincial government has added 100,000 hectares of new protected areas.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused two bids brought by Bayer to appeal previous decisions that its glyphosate products like Roundup cause cancer.
Three Strikes You’re Out! For Bayer Read More »
A California appeals court has ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency to review glyphosate, saying its 2019 re-authorization did not adequately consider the human health and ecological risks associated with the herbicide’s use.
Back To The Drawing Board For Glyphosate: American Court Read More »
Some of these species, such as the bohemian cuckoo bumble bee and the wrinkled shingled lichen (what a name!), are extremely rare in the province, while you may recognize the trademark song or the iconic, colourful wings of some of the others.
It’s a victory that’s been a long time coming—Canada is banning some of the most common plastic waste littering our streets, beaches, forests, rivers and oceans.
With herbicide spray season about to start in New Brunswick, it may be a good time to check in on the progress made since the Legislative Assembly received a committee’s report that recommended a more “cautious approach on pesticide use, including glyphosate.”
Nullity And Dullity: Little Progress on Forestry Reform in N.B. Read More »
New research published today shows New Brunswick forestry companies’ decades-long practice of clearcutting natural forest and replacing it with massive softwood plantations is driving significant declines in the province’s bird populations.
Regulations under NB’s Species at Risk Act are as rare as some of the endangered birds, plants, insects and animals the legislation is designed to protect. But there’s been a recent sighting.
New Species Given At-Risk Status First In 10 Years Read More »
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