Boreal Songbird Initiative : Reports & Other Publications

Conservation and prosperity in the North

op-ed
June 19, 2009 | Monte Hummel and Chris Hodgson
Ontario's northern boreal region is beyond most of our mental maps. Bigger than California and found north of the 50th parallel, it is a region of as much water as forests. It is home to 36 First Nations...
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Série d'articles sur le boréal

published news
June 18, 2009
Série d'articles sur le boréal dans La Presse...
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Significant support From the South

published news
June 18, 2009
Environmental groups working to defend Quebec's boreal forest north of 49th parallel parallel have received the unexpected support of the Pew Environment Group, a US organization that spends more than...
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THE GRAND NORD At the forefront

published news
June 18, 2009 | Martine Letarte
Several hydroelectric projects under construction, Indigenous land claims, enthusiasm of Jean Charest's government to call attention to the value of the area north of the 49th parallel through the Plan...
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Protected Lands: An Area the Size of France

published news
June 18, 2009 | Martine Letarte
Generally suspicious in nature when the government announces major projects to develop natural resources, environmental groups could welcome the implementation of the Plan Nord...
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Palin should seize Taku opportunity

op-ed
June 18, 2009 | Heather Hardcastle
There is now a unique opportunity for Alaska and British Columbia to come together and ensure the long-term productivity of the Taku River and its fisheries...
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CBC News

Caribou herds dwindling worldwide: Alberta study

published news
June 12, 2009
Populations of caribou and reindeer, which northern peoples have long relied on, have fallen drastically worldwide over the past three decades, a Canadian study has found...
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CBC News

Prentice tables bill to expand Nahanni park reserve

published news
June 9, 2009
Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories would grow to six times its current size under a bill tabled in Parliament on Tuesday...
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Montreal Gazette

Documents show Canada is a Kyoto bully, critics say

published news
June 8, 2009 | Juliet O'Neill
Environmentalists say government documents show Canada's role in international climate change negotiations includes "bullying" developing countries, backpedalling on commitments and attempting...
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OUTDOORS: 'Maine Birding Trail' outlines best birdwatching opportunities throughout state

published news
June 6, 2009 | Travis Barrett
A little elbow grease. That's all it really took to put together one of the best marketing tools the state of Maine has seen in quite some time...
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