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Sophia Rabliauskas of Poplar River First Nation - “Our vision is to protect the land and water for future generations and that’s why we support this resolution.”

Two Manitoba First Nations are stating their support for a resolution to protect more than 50% of Canada’s Boreal Region in a network of protected areas that allow for species to migrate and adapt to climate change. Last month, over 1500 scientists, conservationists, and concerned citizens from 51 countries around the globe passed the resolution in Merida, Mexico at the World Wilderness Congress. The resolution, proposed by the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), calls for achieving this goal through First Nations community-based land-use planning including eco-system based resource management across the remaining landscape.

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Two Manitoba First Nations are stating their support for a resolution to protect more than 50% of Canada’s Boreal Region in a network of protected areas that allow for species to migrate and adapt to climate change. Last month, over 1500 scientists, conservationists, and concerned citizens from 51 countries around the globe passed the resolution in Merida, Mexico at the World Wilderness Congress.

OTTAWA – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is launching a public campaign today inviting citizens in Canada and other countries to let decision makers know that in the next U.N. Convention on Climate Change, it’s time to “make forests count.” The campaign is timed to coincide with the final two months before the U.N. Climate Change summit in Copenhagen in December.

Newly released government data uncovers woodland caribou living in an area between Thompson and The Pas that is scheduled for intensive logging operations. As suitable habitat for caribou in the area is limited, large-scale industrial forestry activities may lead to the demise of the local population.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Manitoba Wilderness Committee are calling for a halt to logging operations in this area, and all intact caribou habitats, until the province can demonstrate that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure long-term caribou survival.

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Newly released government data uncovers woodland caribou living in an area between Thompson and The Pas that is scheduled for intensive logging operations. As suitable habitat for caribou in the area is limited, large-scale industrial forestry activities may lead to the demise of the local population.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and the Manitoba Wilderness Committee are calling for a halt to logging operations in this area, and all intact caribou habitats, until the province can demonstrate that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure long-term caribou survival.

Ottawa – In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, its second annual review of the state of Canada’s parks, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) reports that the pace of new parks creation slowed significantly in the past 12 months compared to 2008, which it had hailed as a “banner year”.

Despite this year’s slowdown, there were still some bright spots, including final protection for over 35,000 km2 of national park and historic site lands in the Northwest Territories, an end to logging in all but one of Manitoba’s provincial parks, and the creation of new provincial parks and nature reserves in British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

The bad news is that Canada is lagging even further behind than last year in meeting its commitment to establishing a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) by 2012 under the Convention on Biodiversity, with not one new MPA announced in the past 12 months.

On the “ugly” side, CPAWS is reporting a lack of progress in addressing problems in several parks where industrial or commercial activities within or close to their boundaries are threatening to harm the sensitive ecosystems the parks were intended to protect.

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Or, let Caribouman review the parks report (more fun, and you can dance with him!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6kiOUnavK0

Ottawa – In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, its second annual review of the state of Canada’s parks, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) reports that the pace of new parks creation slowed significantly in the past 12 months compared to 2008, which it had hailed as a “banner year”.

Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, - Today the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is launching a series of new tongue in cheek videos aimed at helping caribou populations in three provinces. Forest dwelling woodland caribou are in danger right across the country, and some of the greatest opportunities for conservation lie in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Today, in these videos, a cousin of CPAWS’ very own Bou launches a quest to defend his belt. Caribou must win the fight against the destruction of his habitat in those three provinces ... (Read full article)

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Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, - Today the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is launching a series of new tongue in cheek videos aimed at helping caribou populations in three provinces. Forest dwelling woodland caribou are in danger right across the country, and some of the greatest opportunities for conservation lie in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Today, in these videos, a cousin of CPAWS’ very own Bou launches a quest to defend his belt. Caribou must win the fight against the destruction of his habitat in those three provinces.

Defending his caribou belt

TORONTO – A coalition of leading environmental groups applaud legislation introduced today that would enshrine Premier Dalton McGuinty’s commitment to protect at least 225,000 square kilometres of the northern boreal forest. The Far North Planning and Protection Act, if passed, would help Ontario fight climate change, protect ecosystems and ensure First Nations have control over land-use decisions as they plan for cultural renewal and economic prosperity.

Leaders from nine of Canada’s largest environmental organizations are heading to Washington D.C. for meetings on some of the most important environmental issues facing the continent–climate change, the arctic, dirty fuels, water and wildlife.

The environmental CEOs will be meeting with more than 30 of their environmental counterparts in the U.S. and with senior officials from the U.S. government in D.C. to share their views on Canada’s challenges and opportunities and to learn more about where the U.S. is heading with environmental and energy policy.

OTTAWA, Sept. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - Four Canadian provinces and seven
American states have just released their recommendations for the design of a
regional cap-and-trade system to put a price on carbon and reduce greenhouse
gas emissions in their jurisdictions.

Winnipeg – Deeply concerned about the slow progress in protecting his Boreal forest home, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is bringing a large furry mascot, known as Caribouman, to The Forks to ask Manitobans to help save his habitat. Caribouman will be outside the Market Tower, Saturday, April 5th, from 2 – 4pm.

(Winnipeg/Ottawa) The Manitoba government has the right goals to recover its threatened boreal woodland caribou, but its current strategy will not achieve the recovery of the species, according to a report released today by Sierra Club of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.