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Continue reading →: Spotlight on Ontario’s Conservation Authorities.
Why they are important, how they are being weakened. The current provincial government has weakened our Conservation Authorities (CAs) time and time again, so I thought it would be a good idea to spotlight the incredible work they do, and how we can support them. Conservation Authorities are unique to…
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Continue reading →: Alberta-Canada Memorandum of Understanding is a slap in the face to Canadians, First Nations, and all future generations.
I’m angry, I’m disappointed, I’m tired, I’m confused. The recent Alberta-Canada Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a huge step backwards for Canada and an attack on First Nations. It neglects Indigenous land rights, our right to a healthy environment enshrined in CEPA, legally binding climate targets under the Paris Agreement,…
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Continue reading →: Let’s talk COP.
There have been so many things I’ve wanted to blog about this month, but I just can’t find the time!! However, I would be remiss to not share my opinions as COP30 wraps in Belém, Brazil. My feelings about the climate COPs are complicated. We are barreling into climate catastrophe…
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Continue reading →: Ontario to delist 106 species at risk from provincial protection, what does this actually mean?
On September 26th, Ontario proposed to delist 106 species under the incoming Species Conservation Act (SCA). The SCA was passed within the omnibus Bill 5 in June, and is set to replace the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). To learn more about how the SCA weakens Ontario’s environmental policies read…
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Continue reading →: Visit a “living laboratory” conservation area this Fall!
Did you know about Canada’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserves? This school term has been tough for me, emotionally and academically. While I am extremely grateful to be pursuing my dream degree and a great school, the last year of my undergrad has proven to be particularly difficult. And time and time…
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Continue reading →: Draw The Line on Sept 20th.
Join the rallies across Canada! There are so many issues today, to say it’s overwhelming is an understatement. Genocide, climate change, the trampling of Indigenous rights, mass extinction, inhumane labour, housing shortages, oligarchs, AI, resource scarcity, billionaires, authoritarianism, far-right extremism, attacks on migrants, plastic pollution, violence against women, and on,…
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Continue reading →: Everyone needs to read The Rights of Nature by David R. Boyd.
This really is a legal revolution that could save the world. The Rights of Nature chronicles the historic, present, and future implications for species and ecosystem rights. It is incredible, and written by a world-renowned expert (as discussed below). I first must emphasize that you need no previous knowledge of…
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Continue reading →: Plastics Treaty ends in disappointment, and some reflections on the linear economy.
The latest round of UN negotiations regarding an international Plastics Treaty (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment [INC-5.2]) have ended in failure and disappointment, again. This comes after three years of debate, and countries remain deeply divided. I am upset, but not surprised. It seems…
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