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 [...]
Halifax – The Nova Scotia government has allocated an additional $66 million in capital spending in its most recent budget, released yesterday, for acquiring private lands for conservation. The new spending will help the province meet its environmental goals set out in the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act.
CPAWS is extremely pleased to see this [...]
CPAWS and other Conservation Groups Make Case to UN World Heritage Committee
Calgary, Alta—Leading conservation groups briefed reporters at 1 p.m. today in Calgary, before heading to Fernie, B.C., to advise UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee mission on threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. The media briefing provided reporters with an advance look at the case being [...]
Whitehorse – Results from a July 2009 DataPath Systems poll commissioned by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society-Yukon Chapter (CPAWS-Yukon) and the Yukon Conservation Society (YCS), financed in conjunction with the Tourism Industry Association of Yukon (TIAY), shows that 78% of Yukoners want more than half of the Peel watershed permanently protected from roads and [...]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: APPLY TO BE PART OF THE STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Do you believe Tibet will be free? Are you committed to youth empowerment and leadership?
Do you want to inspire and enable people to work for social justice?
If so, run for SFT Canada’s Board of Directors and help lead the organization that is at the forefront of the Tibet movement in Canada . You will be making a significant contribution to bringing about an end to human rights abuses in Tibet, and ultimately to the restoration of Tibetan independence.
Being a part of the Board of Directors is a great way for you to have a strong voice in how Tibetan and non-Tibetan youth can play a critical role in the Tibetan movement. The majority of SFT Canada’s Board members hold elected positions and we currently have five such positions open on the board. Read the information included below, and if this sounds like something you want to be a part of, RUN FOR THE BOARD!
All applications are due no later than Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009.
Location: CalgaryDeadline: Sept 30, 2009
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is Canada’s voice for the protection of wilderness and parks. Our Southern Alberta Chapter has a wonderful employment opportunity for a community spirited individual who has skills in communications, marketing, volunteers and donor relations. This individual will bring creativity, organization and a team player attitude [...]
Halifax – The Nova Scotia government has officially designated the public lands of Ship Harbour Long Lake, an area of vast forests and wetlands sheltering many species at risk, as a legally-protected wilderness area. The designation applies to nearly 15,000 hectares of land, making it the largest protected area established in Nova Scotia since 1998.
“We [...]
The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the Campbell government to cancel the HST agreement with Ottawa.
“At a time of great economic uncertainty, when BC is losing full-time jobs faster than any other province in Canada, the last thing the Campbell government should be doing is adding to the tax burden of workers in BC,” says Jim Sinclair, President of the B.C. Federation of Labour. “This tax is a simple case of robbing David to pay Goliath.”
The HST represents the largest tax shift in the history of the province. Corporations will see a $1.9 billion cut in taxes while individuals will pay on average an additional $800.
“There is absolutely no evidence the HST will create jobs, attract investment, increase long-term growth or improve our competitiveness and productivity,” Sinclair added.
“Premier Campbell lied to British Columbians during the election when he kept secret his plan to bring in the HST”, Sinclair says. “If he had told BC voters about the HST he would not be sitting in the premiers’ chair today.
“This government points to other western countries and says they have the equivalent of an HST and, therefore, so should BC. These countries also provide more comprehensive public services for their citizens. These are the very public services the Campbell government continues to dismantle,” Sinclair says.
“We need a fair tax system to provide and protect the valuable public services that British Columbians want and need,” says Sinclair. “The HST is a tax shift that moves the tax burden from corporations to individuals at a time when most workers have seen their salaries stagnate over the last two decades.”
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For more information: Evan Stewart, Director of Communications (604) 430-1421.
September 23rd is the Global Day of Action for Dhondup Wangchen, the Tibetan filmmaker who made the remarkable documentary Leaving Fear Behind. Because of his involvement with the film, he has been charged with “inciting separtism,” a charge that carries a severe prison sentence in China, and his trial could take place any day now. Dhondup Wangchen’s lawyers have been barred from representing him, casting serious doubt over the fairness of his trial. He has been subject to torture while in detention and is in very poor health.
Take part in the Global Day of Action for Dhondup Wangchen and organize an event in your city! Whether it’s demonstration, banner hanging, candle light vigil, petition signing or film screening of Leaving Fear Behind, let’s make our voices heard and demand the release of Dhondup Wangchen! For ideas or petitions and letters you can download, please click here!
article by University of British Columbia
A new study finds that large-scale farming projects can erode the Earth’s surface at rates comparable to those of the world’s largest rivers and glaciers.
Published online in the journal Nature Geosciences, the research offers stark evidence of how humans are reshaping the planet. It also finds that – contrary to [...]
