Tag: conservation
Biden Bans Offshore Oil Drilling – Giant Conservation Decision May Handcuff Trump | News in brief
US President Joe Biden announced a major nature conservation decision. Successor Donald Trump may not be happy about this. 13:19•Updated 13:36 President of the United States Joe Biden plans to…
Minor flooding possible with snow melt, rain on way: conservation authority
Melting snow and heavy rain in the forecast could create minor flooding between Friday and Jan. 2, area watershed watchers say. Article content Thirty-five to 50 millimeters of rain is…
More than 1,300 critically endangered snails were released onto the island | News in brief
On Saturday, 1,329 endangered snails were released to the Desertas Islands in the North Atlantic, reports BBC. Conservationists had found a small population of snails near Madeira that were thought…
Brothers donate part of 150-year family farm to conservation agency
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A family whose Elgin County farm goes back 150 years has donated part of the land to a conservation authority facing environmental challenges. Author…
Analysis: How can one country thwart the attempts of others to save the world time after time? | Foreign countries
This fall, the UN environmental meetings have failed in their goals. One country has prevented both the withdrawal from fossil fuels and the plans to reduce plastic waste in the…
Wary of federal meddling, Norfolk council turns down conservation plan
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Author of the article: Local Journalism Initiative reporter, JP Antonacci Published Nov 20, 2024 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 3 minute read…
The EU rejects the draft decision presented at the Baku climate conference | News in brief
The European Union cannot accept the draft presented in Baku as the final document of the COP29 climate meeting, says the EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra. According to him, no…
The closing session of the UN nature meeting stretched by an hour | News in brief
The Finnish delegation at the meeting was led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen (chairman). The UN COP16 nature conference organized in Cali, Colombia has stretched into…
Unsteady funding for conservation is made worse by competing priorities
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News It seems a seesaw battle between a wholistic approach of preserving habitat, and a species-by-species, individual-by-individual plan Published Oct 08, 2024 • 5 minute…
A suspect in the murder of an environmentalist was arrested in Honduras | News in brief
Honduras is one of the most dangerous places in the world for conservationists. Authorities in the Central American country of Honduras have arrested a man suspected of being an environmental…