Posts related to Forest Conservation
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 »
New polling shows New Brunswickers are united in their love of nature and their demand for more of it to be protected.
New Brunswickers United In Love For Nature and Its Protection Read More »
New polling shows overwhelming support for new protected areas in the province despite government lagging on promise.
New Brunswickers want province to follow through on protected area promise Read More »
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal tells Health Canada it must review its 2017 decision to renew the use of glyphosate and gave strongly worded direction on how to conduct a proper review.
Court Orders Canada’s Glyphosate Review Back To The Drawing Board Read More »
Do you have a good pair of hiking boots and a well-worn appreciation of New Brunswick’s beautiful mixed forest made up of sturdy red spruces, white pines swaying in the wind, old craggy eastern hemlocks, and the odd black cherry tree with its white flowers – just to name a few?
Get our bestselling Great Trees of New Brunswick book today! Read More »
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick says the new report on glyphosate use in New Brunswick missed a key opportunity to deliver on the majority of citizens’ demands for an end to spraying on the Crown forest.
The provincial government has amended the Designated Materials Regulation filed under the Clean Environment Act that will force companies who make packaging and paper products responsible to manage and fundthe recycling programs for those products.
Making Polluters Pay For Household Waste Critical Part Of New Regulation Read More »
Are you curious to become part of a collaborative process that harnesses the power of art to move others to action?
Join Our Latest Art For Climate Action Collaboration: Ancient Forest Lullaby Read More »
J.D. Irving Ltd., including company co-CEO Jim Irving, presented to the committee examining glyphosate use on its final day of public hearings.
J.D. Irving Gets Last Word At Glyphosate Hearings Read More »
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