Environment News
Threatened bears slaughtered in B.C. parks
VANCOUVER – Trophy hunters are turning British Columbia’s protected areas into graveyards for grizzlies, despite the province’s reputation as one of the last continental safe havens for the bear...
Canadian conservation groups launch official objection to eco-certification for troubled Canadian salmon fisheries
VANCOUVER – Today, three prominent conservation groups from British Columbia, Canada, filed a notice of objection with the U.K.-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) over a recent announcement by t...
2010 Olympics earn a bronze for climate action, says David Suzuki Foundation
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver 2010 Olympics have made the podium with a bronze medal for their efforts to reduce the event’s climate impact, according to a climate scorecard released today by the D...
NEWS CONFERENCE- February 3rd, 10:00 AM PST
VANCOUVER- With the 2010 Winter Olympics just days away, the David Suzuki Foundation will issue its findings on how well the event performed in addressing its climate impact. Canadian Alpine Ski Team ...
News Release: Conservation Value of the North American Boreal Forest from an Ethnobotanical Perspective
OTTAWA – 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 D...
Protect nature to protect us
New report and accompanying letter signed by top international scientists and environmental thinkers urges government to integrate nature conservation into provincial climate action strategy.
British Columbia fisheries conservation organizations oppose Marine Stewardship Council certification of BC sockeye fisheries
The following organizations are objecting strongly to the announcement today of eco-certification of BC’s sockeye fisheries.
Included are the names of their spokespeople on this issue, and ...
Unprecedented coalition of 18 Health and Environment Groups Band Together to Support BC Ban on Lawn and Garden Chemicals
Vancouver – An unprecedented coalition of 18 health and environment organizations is urging the BC government to "go for gold" and pass leading-edge legislation to ban the use and sale of cosmetic p...
Woodworking unions and environmentalists propose bold new plan to protect forests and jobs while fighting climate change
Vancouver — Forest industry unions and leading environmental groups have united behind a plan that calls on the BC government to conserve more forest, halt rampant wood waste and promote wise use of...
Prime Minister Harper Fails Canadians at UN Climate Summit: Canadians need to keep up pressure for climate solutions
VANCOUVER – The UN climate summit ended with a disappointing accord that is far from enough to prevent dangerous climate change according to the David Suzuki Foundation. Canada’s prime minister an...
