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🐻🌲 Nature isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s the foundation of a healthy, thriving BC. From clean water to wildfire resilience, biodiversity supports everything we depend on.
Here's why BC needs a law to protect biodiversity: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-…
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BIG NATURE NEWS!
BC and 5 First Nations have launched land use planning, a major opportunity to protect ecosystems, advance reconciliation, and support a sustainable economy.
📣 Keep nature at the heart of land use planning: besthope.ca/lup/
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B.C. can’t afford to wait on nature protection, and here's why.
🔗 vancouversun.com/opinion/op-…
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There are a lot of really important issues on the table this election, including the environment.
We're sharing the responses to this questionnaire that 16 environmental organizations sent to Canada’s five main political parties.
cpaws.org/responses-to-quest…
Our film screening of Keepers of the Land with Reel Causes is starting soon!
Our campaigner, Brynna Kagawa-Visentin, did a brief Q&A on her experience of the film.
You can check it out here:
reelcauses.org/qa-with-brynn…
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BC's Coastal Marine Strategy provides a ray of hope for coastal communities dealing with sea level rise and shoreline erosion. In order for this strategy to bring the needed safety and security to coastal communities, it needs to be enshrined in law.
comoxvalleyrecord.com/local-…
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Camping reservations for the entire Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park will open at 7 a.m. on April 2, 2025, for arrivals beginning June 26.
todocanada.ca/camping-reserv…
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Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower proportion are protected compared to other ecosystems.
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“While we wait for these processes to be established and areas to be protected, we are continuing to lose biodiversity. We are continuing to see important ecological values lost on the land and waters.”
- CPAWS-BC Executive Director Sarah McNeil
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#30x30
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“We've heard no confirmation that any funding for Indigenous Guardians' programs will be renewed before it runs out.”
- Sandra Schwartz, National Executive Director at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
nationalobserver.com/2025/03…
Looking for something to listen to this weekend?
Our Executive Director Sarah McNeil was on @CKNW to talk about parks, the importance of access to nature. Also, a quick reminder that for many parks reservations are now open!
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Today (March 21) we are celebrating the International Day of Forests by reflecting on the promising Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework.
You can read more about it in this letter to the editor:
kelownacapnews.com/opinion/b…
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Wondering what progress BC has made for conservation in recent years?
Here are the protections, policies and financial commitments BC has made in recent years to protect nature.
Learn more: cpawsbc.org/progress-report-…
#ConservationReportCard #ReportCard #30x30 #ProtectNature
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Our report on nature conservation across Canada was released today.
Here's how BC performed, what it did well and where there's room to improve.
Want to learn more? Stay tuned to our socials or visit:
cpawsbc.org/reports/
Reservations open tomorrow (March 19) at 7 am for this popular BC Provincial park! ⛺🌲
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/0…
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A National Park Reserve has been underway in the endangered grasslands of the South Okanagan-Similkameen for over two decades. It would protect the hundreds of species at risk.
It's time for governments to finalize an establishment agreement.
am1150.ca/news/parks-canada-…
CPAWS-BC is urging the BC government to continue to advance commitments on nature conservation and reminds the province that healthy ecosystems are the base of thriving communities and a sustainable BC economy.
cpawsbc.org/cpaws-bc-urges-p…
Members of our YLICP met with @TamaraDavidson6 @Randene4PRSC to talk about the importance of protecting lands and waters & supporting Indigenous-led conservation. We are so grateful to the Ministers for taking the time to hear from BC youth
BC Parks are finally back on the map—literally! After a quick fix, they’re no longer mislabelled as state parks on Google!
victoriabuzz.com/2025/02/bc-…
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