Indigenous resistance against carbon #KAIROSClimateAction
Press Release “Advocacy and direct action by Indigenous Peoples in opposition to threats to lands, waters, air, and future generations are not optional measures by those that adhere and live…
Call for Proposals for the First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program: Apply by November 5, 2021
Press Release This information is for community leaders and researchers who may be interested in conducting community-based environmental health research. The Environmental Public Health Division of the First Nations and…
Statement: Enforcement of Provincial Law and Stronger Preventative Measures Needed in Light of Coyote Cull at Stanley Park
Press Release ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – September 16, 2021) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is greatly saddened and concerned by the Ministry of…
Columbia Basin Trust: New Supports for Climate Resilience in Basin
Press Release Local communities around the Columbia Basin care deeply about the environment and the impacts of climate change. To support Basin communities in preparing for, responding to and adapting…
Squamish Nation: Átl’ḵa7tsem (Howe Sound) named Canada’s 19th UNESCO Biosphere Region
Press Release For several years, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative Society (HSBRIS), a broad network of Indigenous Nations and other communities have been collaborating to get the…
The Current Status and the Management of Final Waste – Consultations with Indigenous Nations Continue September 16, 2021
Press Release QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 9, 2021 – The commission mandated to investigate the current status and the management of final waste is completing its consultations with Indigenous nations on…
Woodfibre LNG: Congratulations Átl’ka7tsem/ Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative
Press Release SQUAMISH – Woodfibre LNG congratulates the Átl’ka7tsem/ Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative on becoming Canada’s 19th UNESCO Biosphere Region and applauds their many years of hard work in…
Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches ‘EJ4Climate’, US$2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program
Press Release Montreal, 14 September 2021—The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is launching a first-of-its-kind US$2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for…
UNESCO steps up efforts for biodiversity conservation with the designation of 20 new biosphere reserves
Press Release 15/09/2021 UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme today added 20 new sites, in 21 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now numbers 727 biosphere…
Manitoba Wildfire Service Thanks Firefighters from South Africa for Efforts on Front Lines of Manitoba Fires
Press Release September 14, 2021 The Manitoba government is sending sincere thanks to all the firefighters from other jurisdictions that came to assist the Manitoba Wildfire Service, including a large…
