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Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say

Efforts to protect nature at COP15 will fail without Indigenous people, leaders say

MONTREAL — The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal.

Cities essential part of COP15 plans to conserve nature, mayors say

Mayors at an international conference on preserving biodiversity say cities must be part of the solution to stopping the erosion of natural ecosystems.
Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North

Indigenous communities leading the switch to renewable energy in the North

YELLOWKNIFE — An energy-focused think tank says Indigenous energy sovereignty in Canada's North is "absolutely critical and fundamental" to addressing climate change, but more support is needed.

How Canada's northern territories are working to reduce reliance on diesel for power

YELLOWKNIFE — Many communities in the North are reliant on diesel for electricity.
House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

HOUSTON (AP) — Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the region’s oil refineries and chemical plants — the U.S.
Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers

Tenacious whale swims across the Pacific with a broken spine: B.C. researchers

A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ship strike.
Manatee relative, 700 new species now facing extinction

Manatee relative, 700 new species now facing extinction

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction , an international conservation organization said Friday.
Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history

Federal data: Kansas oil spill biggest in Keystone history

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Extinction risk to wild species must be eliminated by 2050: Conservation group

Extinction risk to wild species must be eliminated by 2050: Conservation group

OTTAWA — A successful new agreement to protect nature would be one that eliminates the threat of extinction for all species by 2050, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said Friday.
Ottawa announces Indigenous guardians network to fight climate change

Ottawa announces Indigenous guardians network to fight climate change

MONTREAL — The federal government is announcing the creation of a new network that will help support Indigenous-led environmental initiatives.
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