Environment
Forum aims to address transportation gaps in Indigenous communities
"The first-ever First Nations Low-Carbon Transportation Forum took place May 27-2
Terry Teegee: The mineral claims consultation framework is a step backward for B.C.
Opinion: The MCCF risks perpetuating business-as-usual practices that exclude First Nations from critical decision-making processes
New system alerts coastal First Nations about hazardous spills on land and water
The spill notification system is the result of a collaboration between 12 First Nations and the province.
A new notification system and app that alerts coastal B.C. First Nations about oil or hazardous chemical spills on their lands and waters was recently launched.
In BC, Placer Mining Is Big Business. Put It on Hold
The method scours stream beds, and current laws ignore First Nations’ rights and interests.
In B.C., a booming industry can be found in the Cariboo, all along the Fraser River, the Tulameen and Similkameen area around Princeton, and the Omineca region north and west of Prince George. There, placer mining is big business. Placer mining is the practice of relentlessly excavating sand and gravel from old and current stream beds to extract minerals.
B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce conservation agreement worth $1B
Nature agreement to help province protect 30 per cent of lands by 2030
The federal government says it's signed its first major nature agreement with a province and First Nations to mutually support protecting 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030.
New First Nations centre coming to B.C. to give economic development guidance
Centre will look at how to better benefit from sectors such as forestry, mining and natural gas.
A group of 204 First Nations in B.C. will soon have one central hub to look toward for support and advice on economic development.
The B.C. Assembly of First Nations announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) the launch of its new Centre of Excellence in First Nations Economic Development, along with a $1.2-million injection from the province.
National Chief Archibald Says First Nations Require Economic Reconciliation to Advance Healing Path Forward
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says the 2022 federal budget tabled today in Ottawa falls short in addressing the urgent and long-term needs identified by First Nations and that First Nations must share in the wealth derived from the land and resources of Canada.
Terry Teegee: Earth is more than a source of revenue
In May 2019, a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services painted a bleak picture of our planet’s health.
Around one million animal and plant species – more than ever before in human history – are now threatened with extinction, many within decades.
Pollution is proliferating, land degradation is accelerating, and we are nowhere near on track to achieve global goals for protecting biodiversity and achieving sustainability.
Unprecedented Coalition of First Nations and Commercial and Sport Fishers Calls for Removal of Fish Farms
On September 22, an unprecedented coalition of First Nations, commercial fishers, sport fishers, wilderness tourism organizations and environmental non-governmental organizations (“ENGO’s”) called for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (“DFO”) to remove open net-pen fish farms from British Columbia.