Bummers Flats – MapleCross Benchlands. (Supplied by Michelle Daniel) In its national Conservation Report Card, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) says B.C. has been making strides, but the province must do more to meet targets. B.C. CPAWS Executive Director Sarah McNeil says the province has earned a ‘B’ grade on the organization’s Report…

Thursday March 20, 2025 critical legislation phasing out the use of certain types of single-use plastics, polystyrene foam cups and take-out containers, advanced out of the Illinois State Senate Environment and Conservation Committee. Following stakeholder testimony, SB1531, a bill phasing out single-use foam foodware sponsored by Sen. Laura Fine received the votes needed to pass.…

HELEN OJI writes on the vital role mangroves play in mitigating climate change and a potential for raising awareness, as well as to inspire action. Stakeholders in the environment sector gathered recently at a symposium to explored the intersection of climate change, mangroves, and art, highlighting the vital role mangroves play in mitigating climate change and…

It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever. The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than 245,000 sq miles (640,000 sq km) across three provinces and parts of four others, supports about 100 million people. By the end of the 20th century, however, this land, once fertile and productive, was considered the most…

03/14/2025 Credit: Shutterstock Around the country, farmers are planning and planting this year’s crops. It can be uncertain work, made even more tenuous by some of the Trump administration’s changes to climate and conservation policies. The administration has frozen billions of dollars in grants to farmers for sustainable agriculture, conservation, and “climate smart” projects. In…

Today’s Let’s Talk Dallas County program features the Dallas County Conservation Environment Educator Erica Northwick as she details fun programming that’s happening next week for spring break.

Gov. Braun’s orders limit Indiana’s environmental protections to those of the EPA and blocks “environmental justice” from factoring into decisions. “I’m a conservative, an entrepreneurial one that’s proud to be a conservationist, and that goes very deep in my love of land and nature in general,” Braun said the morning of Wednesday, March 12. “(I)…

President Russell M. Nelson has taught that “as beneficiaries of the divine Creation, what shall we do? We should care for the earth, be wise stewards over it, and preserve it for future generations. And we are to love and care for one another.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seeks to follow…

Young learners have been called upon to take an active role in environmental conservation and climate change mitigation as pollution and waste management continue to pose serious challenges across the country. This message was emphasized during a visit by the First Lady’s Rachael Ruto’s Mazingira Award representative, Sheila Shifo Mbiru who presented trophies, laptops and…