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Species in initially intact forest landscapes are particularly vulnerable to forest loss

CCNB Blog, Feature, Forest Conservation / Matthew Betts

This guest blog post by Matthew Betts was originally posted by Nature, Ecology & Evolution. I’ve spent the better part of the past 15 years studying whether there are thresholds in habitat loss below which species and associated ecosystem processes decline abruptly. In an era when human population exceeds 7 billion and habitat in many […]

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Nothing to celebrate: Balloons polluting Bay of Fundy

CCNB Blog / Olivia DeYoung

Next time you stop into the store to pick up a birthday balloon for someone you might want to stop and think about where it could end up. People working in the Bay of Fundy say they’ve seen more balloon garbage in the waters between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this summer than ever before.

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EcoNews — What you need to know about blue-green algae this summer

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, EcoNews / Corey Robichaud

In this edition of EcoNews, we bring you our primer on blue-green algae after the Department of Health issued an advisory for Nashwaak Lake earlier this week; we update you on the latest news regarding the tragic deaths of north Atlantic right whales off the waters of N.B.; share encouraging news about a community in

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Canada’s pesticide regulator “captured by industry”

CCNB Blog, CCNB in the News, Feature / Jon MacNeill

The Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett, was quoted in a July 26 National Observer article about Canada’s problematic pesticide management agency. In the article, investigative journalist Bruce Livesey (a Fredericton High School graduate in the 80s) takes an in-depth look at the failings of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to protect people,

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Blue-green algae: what you need to know

CCNB Blog, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Leah Meyer

Algae season in New Brunswick is officially upon us. The province issued a blue-green algae advisory for Nashwaak Lake on Tuesday, July 25 after lab tests confirmed the presence of a bloom in the typically cold-water lake north of Fredericton. By now, you’ve probably heard of algae blooms — especially when they keep you from

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Tracadie-Sheila looking at by-law to ban glyphosate

CCNB Blog, Feature / Corey Robichaud

Tracadie-Sheila town council is considering a by-law to ban the use of glyphosate within the municipality, Radio-Canada reports. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicides Vision, Vision Max and Forza, which are widely used by forestry companies on New Brunswick’s Crown forest. Radio-Canada reports that Tracadie-Sheila is looking at banning the chemical, prompting questions over

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Mayors who preserve wetlands save big bucks, study finds

CCNB Blog, Climate and Jobs, Feature, Freshwater Protection / Corey Robichaud

A new report says Canada’s cities and towns should leave wetlands intact if they want to save money when it comes to damages brought on by flooding linked to climate change. As we already know, wetlands, including our bug-ridden bogs, marshes and slimy swamps, are natural flood-water sponges that can easily and quickly absorb excessive

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Climate change has no borders: Conservation Council attends 24th CEC meeting

CCNB Blog, Climate and Energy / Jimy Beltran and Kaleigh Holder

On June 26, the Conservation Council’s Executive Director, Lois Corbett took a trip to Charlottetown, P.E.I., with Freshwater Intern Kaleigh Holder and Summer Student Coordinator Jimy Beltran, to attend the 24th Council Session of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). What is the CEC? Formed in 1994, the CEC’s objective is to work with Canada,

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Conservation Council spreading the power of pollinators

CCNB in the News / Corey Robichaud

The Conservation Council’s recent effort to help teach New Brunswick kids about the power of pollinators was highlighted in a Telegraph-Journal story, published July 23, focused on pollinator education events and activities happening around the province this summer. “It’s been a lot of smiling faces and I think they’ve been enjoying getting their hands dirty

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Eighth right whale death sparks call for “complete review” of shipping lanes

CCNB Blog, Feature / Olivia DeYoung

Updated on July 27 Another north Atlantic right whale has been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The CBC reports that the whale — now the eighth found dead in the gulf since June 6 — was spotted by a plane with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The plane also found

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