The Canadian Boreal Initiative Applauds
Announcement of Mealy Mountains National Park and the provincial Eagle River waterway park
February 5, 2010 - The Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) congratulates the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador on their intent to establish two new protected areas in Canada’s Boreal Forest.
Today’s announcement by the Government of Canada to move ahead with the establishment of the Mealy Mountains National Park, encompassing 10,700 km2 (2.65 million acres), and by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to designate 3,000 km2 (700,000 acres) of the adjacent lower Eagle River watershed for inclusion in a new provincial water park, will create a total protected area of nearly 14,000 km2 (3.3 million acres) in central Labrador.
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New report: Traditional Aboriginal knowledge key to Boreal Forest conservation
United Nations initiative recognizes Boreal’s global importance
Feb 1, 2010 – Traditional knowledge held by Canada’s Aboriginal people about the Boreal Forest offers western scientists a vitally important information source, according to a report published by the David Suzuki Foundation, the Canadian Boreal Initiative, and the Boreal Songbird Initiative. With the Boreal Forest facing increasing threats from climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, and invasive species, this knowledge is more important than ever.
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The Canadian Boreal Initiative congratulates Chief Ghislain Picard on his re-election
January 27, 2010 – On behalf of the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI), Suzann Méthot, regional director for Québec, congratulates Ghislain Picard on his reelection as Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Québec and Labrador (AFNQL).
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Calling All Boreal Leaders
The following letter signed by prominent international scientists, including several members of the Nobel Prize-winning IPCC, was sent to the leaders of all eight boreal forest nations calling on them to protect their vital boreal carbon stores
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New Maps Highlight Manitoba Boreal Forest’s Role in World’s Richest Carbon Store
December 15, 2009 — New data and maps released today by the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) quantifying the carbon stored in Canada’s Boreal Forest and their intactness find exceptionally high values in Manitoba. Taken together, the carbon and intactness values of Manitoba’s Boreal are some of the richest in the world, especially in northern Manitoba and along the east side of Lake Winnipeg.
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Manitoba government introduces Boreal peatlands stewardship strategy
December 9 , 2009 - The Canadian Boreal Initiative applauds today’s announcement by the Government of Manitoba for a new Boreal peatlands stewardship strategy, together with new northern protected areas.
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Canadian Boreal Awards honour the Government of Manitoba, Dehcho First Nations, and RONA Hardware for protecting Canada’s Boreal Forest
December 1 , 2009 - The Canadian Boreal Initiative today presented the Boreal Leadership Council’s Boreal Awards to this year’s recipients, including the Government of Manitoba, Rona Hardware, scientist Fiona Schmiegelow of Alberta, along with other deserving winners.
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The Boreal forest: Quebec’s best asset in Copenhagen
November 23, 2009 - Today in Montreal Premier Jean Charest announced his government’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec. Today’s announcement, combined with earlier pledges to protect half of the land covered by the Plan Nord, positions Quebec as a potential international leader in addressing the effects of climate change.
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