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Greenpeace Canada’s 2022 Photo Contest is now open for submissions!
Greenpeace Canada’s photo contest is back! From aspiring photographers to seasoned pros and past winners, this beloved annual tradition is a uniquely powerful way to showcase your photography skills to…
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Protecting Nature and Biodiversity with Better Laws
Canada must show up to the CBD negotiations as if life on earth depends on it—because it does.
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Ahead of the Montreal Biodiversity summit, new Greenpeace Canada report calls for strong nature protection legislation
Hosting this global event comes with a responsibility to show leadership, so it’s time for Minister Guilbeault to go beyond nice words and declarations, and step up his actions. That means prioritizing people’s right to a healthy environment over corporate interests.
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Reaction to Federal Single-Use Plastic Ban Regulations
Today, the federal government announced the Single-Use Plastics Prohibition regulations, which bans the import and manufacture of certain versions of six single-use plastics by the end of this year.
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Why protecting the ocean means protecting people
When you read the phrase ‘ocean conservation’ what images come up in your mind? A mighty blue whale? Cute penguins from our recent Antarctica trip? Maybe some fish swimming in…
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Support Anishnabe-led Research project to protect the moose, food sovereignty and to bring their communities together
The climate crisis is upon us. More and more of us are feeling the impacts; even moose. This iconic species that grace the Canadian wilderness is suffering from the disease,…
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Nature is for everyone – so is defending Her
This week we are kicking off a month-long series of live talks exploring the theme of decolonising Nature, restoring the land and building justice.
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Protecting Nature’s rainbow of life: digging in on the biodiversity crisis
We want to protect at least 30 per cent of our planet by 2030 and half by 2050 — an achievable goal if we start now.
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War in Ukraine: How it could impact peace, safety and nuclear threats
In an earlier blog we discussed the impact of the war in Ukraine on climate and fossil fuels.
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Canada’s big five banks increased support for fossil fuels by 70% in 2021
The 13th edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos report shows that RBC, Scotiabank, CIBC, TD, and Bank of Montreal all increased their financing of fossil fuels by a combined USD 54 billion in 2021, a 70% increase over 2020.