Former MP Ethel Blondin-Andrew says Indigenous people have the know-how but lack resources to help mitigate climate change.

Canada has joined a growing list of countries promising to fight the loss of biodiversity within their borders, but environmentalists say changes need to be made immediately to meet the targets and...

Investing in First Nations’ stewardship can help the country heal — from the pandemic, from the threat of climate change, from the loss of biodiversity and from the scars of colonialism.

According to a new poll, most Canadians view conservation as an important part of economic recovery. And nearly three in four Canadians support federal investment in Indigenous stewardship—including...

As the federal government crafts its COVID-19 economic recovery plan, Indigenous leaders argue investments in guardian programs can create thousands of jobs, while protecting the land and healing...

Ever feel like something's out there, flying overhead in the night sky? If so, you'd be right -- during fall migration season millions of birds are migrating...

Investing in Indigenous stewardship will deliver local and national benefits, now and into the future. It is proven to generate good-paying jobs, spur major purchases from suppliers and provide...

Peatlands store more soil carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem, including tropical forests. But they have been heavily exploited and damaged. Now, scientists are working to restore them.

According to a new poll, most Canadians view conservation as an important part of economic recovery. And nearly three in four Canadians support federal investment in Indigenous stewardship—including...

In early March, before the world began closing borders and sheltering in place, Mitchell Shae found himself in a helicopter looking down over the mountain tops of part of his traditional territory....

Indigenous Nations are stepping up, working to create new protected areas and sustain biodiversity. Indigenous Nations can help Canada become a global leader in conservation and much more. Indigeno...

First nations people in the Northwest Territories learn from Arnhem Land as Canada looks to expand its protected lands

Thaidene Nëné, declared this summer, is a milestone for an Indigenous-led conservation movement that can help keep carbon in the ground and protect crucial habitat as the planet warms.

Two recent warnings from the UN about climate change and biodiversity loss point to an important bright spot: the role of Indigenous Peoples in protecting the land

Hansjorg Wyss, 83, aims to convince world leaders to agree to conserve 30 per cent of the world in its natural state by 2030

MPs set aside partisanship to mark unqualified success of conservation scheme

Billions of these birds are headed to Canada’s Boreal Forest. Sustaining boreal nesting grounds ensures these waves of birds will continue washing over the hemisphere for generations to come.

Indigenous Peoples have been in relationship with the plants and animals of the Boreal Forest in Canada for thousands of years – since before time was recorded, as is often said. These relationships...

‘A UN report confirms that Indigenous peoples are the stewards of some of the largest healthy landscapes left on the planet.’

Some of the world’s largest land-based stores of carbon are found in the Boreal Forest of North America. Many projects are underway that will increase land protections in the Boreal Forest—conserving...

Amid the challenges presented by COVID-19, several bright spots emerged. Across the Boreal Forest, Indigenous Nations and their allies made sweeping gains in sustaining the lands, waters and natural...

Indigenous Peoples across Canada are taking responsibility for the health of the land, its wildlife, our Peoples and the Earth. But we can’t do it alone.  We need allies from all the communities of...

Efforts to expand the number of Indigenous guardian groups across the country are the focus of a gathering in downtown Vancouver this week.

The pressure is on for us to act. Not only is Canada expected to meet our 2020 commitments, but time is also running out for nature itself. Thankfully, Canada has a powerful partner in sustaining...

As the steward of the largest intact forest left on the planet, Canada is poised to be a leader in conservation, but only if it partners with Indigenous nations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered remarks, and participated in an armchair discussion with environmentalist Steven Guilbeault at the Nature Champions S...

The landmark assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services says that nature and the benefits it provides are in unprecedented decline and can be...

Making up 75 per cent of Canada’s forests, the boreal forest represents one of the world’s last great conservation opportunities

These forest gardeners got sustainable returns for centuries. Dr. Chelsey Geralda Armstrong is now studying their work.

Nine foundations on Wednesday pledged a total of $5 billion to protect and conserve 30 percent of the planet by 2030 — marking the largest-ever private funding commitment to biodiversity.The founda…

The trail-blazing program pioneered in B.C. has lit a spark in all parts of the country, particularly in First Nations’ front line battle against climate change.

The first Indigenous-led ‘blue park’ in the world has been recognized on the B.C. coast in Kitasoo Xai’xais territory