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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society · Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada 🍂🐾🐳🌲🐬 #KeepCanadaWild #ProtégeonsLaNature

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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
The NMCA helps all marine protected areas across the country. What happens in one part of the ocean happens in all parts of the ocean. Please share widely! CPAWS-NL Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society New Brunswick - CPAWS NB CPAWS NS CPAWS-BC CPAWS Manitoba CPAWS - NWT
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
VOTE YES!!! Up to 5 times!!
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
URGENT!! Please VOTE YES in this poll on the Southcoast Fjords marine protected area. https://t.co/6AQsQATgwI This is a "question of the day" very time-sensitive poll, and you can vote up to 5 times! Newfoundlanders want this:
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@cpaws
CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
LES NOTES SONT SORTIES & LA SNAP EMMÈNE LE CANADA À L’ÉCOLE DE LA CONSERVATION. 👨🏼‍🏫Découvrez notre Bulletin de notes sur la protection de la nature et voyez qui excelle ou échoue. ALERTE AU SPOILER! Certaines provinces et territoires sont en échec scolaire. https://t.co/oALyJ9FROj
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
THE GRADES ARE IN AND CPAWS IS TAKING CANADA TO SCHOOL ON CONSERVATION. 👨🏼‍🏫Our NEW Report Card on nature protection across the country highlights the leaders and calls out slackers! SPOILER ALERT! Some provinces and territories are failing. https://t.co/xkWl6FNhze
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@CPAWSbc
CPAWS BC
8 months
CPAWS-BC is urging the BC government to continue to advance commitments on nature conservation and reminds the province that healthy ecosystems are the base of thriving communities and a sustainable BC economy. https://t.co/qeXOnfnhgb
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cpawsbc.org
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples/Vancouver, BC – With the release of a very tight 2025 BC Budget, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, British Columbia...
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@JustinTrudeau
Justin Trudeau
8 months
Good to have you back.
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@cpaws
CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
We showed up in today’s @nationalpost with a few notes on protected areas in Canada. 🍁 Protecting our land and water isn’t just an environmental issue - it's a matter of national security and economic resilience. 🦫 https://t.co/tYIY7Aba1J
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
ONLY 23% of Albertans support coal exploration for mining the iconic mountains, and 27% believe the economic impacts outweigh the environmental risks. STOP coal on the Eastern Slopes. @cpawssab https://t.co/C9okY7ZDo9
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theenergymix.com
The Danielle Smith government is moving to pursue metallurgical coal extraction in the eastern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, even though nearly 80% of Albertans say they oppose all coal mining in...
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
8 months
New @cpawssab report illustrates degradation to critical trout habitat in the Highwood River area and widespread over a large chunk of the forested landscape of Alberta.
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cochraneeagle.ca
Read the full story and comment on CochraneToday.ca
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@thenarwhalca
The Narwhal
8 months
The 50,000-square-kilometre Seal River watershed in Manitoba is more than 99 per cent intact. Government leaders are inching closer to formally protecting it
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@cpaws
CPAWS · SNAP Canada
9 months
Le 16 janvier, le gouvernement de l'Alberta a discrètement levé le moratoire ( https://t.co/LyK89ya67h) sur le développement et l'exploration des mines de charbon. Agissez: https://t.co/fUGwXC3ECA 📸 M. Belland
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
9 months
CPAWS Northern (@cpawsnab) and Southern Alberta’s (@cpawssab) fight against coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains continues. On January 16, the Alberta government removed the moratorium ( https://t.co/LyK89ya67h) on coal development. 📸 M. Belland
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
9 months
While Canada isn’t dependent on U.S. aid, this situation underscores the urgent need to continue protecting our own ecosystems and wildlife. Without sustained funding and support, nature faces real challenges — whether at home or abroad. https://t.co/RhZpPFh5wN
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news.mongabay.com
Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and freeze foreign aid, as groups large and small scramble to fill sudden funding...
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
9 months
Up to 600 billion tonnes of carbon are stored in peatlands worldwide, and a quarter of it is in Canada. However, these ecosystems are threatened by agriculture, roads, and mining in Canada, with only a small fraction protected. https://t.co/qkOUHi5mZP
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cbc.ca
A new study finds only 17 per cent of the world’s peatlands are in protected areas, a vast under-protection considering how critical they are to carbon storage, biodiversity and water regulation. But...
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
10 months
Wetlands are vital for biodiversity, climate action, and freshwater availability. Yet nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s. 🌾 Let's take actions to protect and restore these ecosystems! #WorldWetlandsDay https://t.co/oEf7IGj4zx
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
10 months
Ron Thiessen of CPAWS Manitoba writes about the importance of Safeguarding Manitoba's Natural Legacy for the Future, and the role that protected areas have to play: https://t.co/m3QVzSiHlb Photo: Ron Thiessen
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@cpaws
CPAWS · SNAP Canada
10 months
Amazing news! Congratulations to the many groups and political leaders who made this happen 🥳🥳
@WildlandsLeague
Wildlands League
10 months
A time to celebrate! 🎉 🥳 Today, the Government of Canada announced the transfer of the former ‘Pickering Airport lands' from Transport Canada to Rouge National Urban Park (RNUP) under Parks Canada. Read our full press release here: https://t.co/hTLni4iSit
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