Key challenges for Wood Buffalo National Park still of utmost concern
EDMONTON, AB – New UNESCO World Heritage report says ecological state of Wood Buffalo National Park still declining, despite Canada’s…
Alberta’s efforts to undermine provincial parks system earn province a failing grade
According to a new Report Card by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Alberta ranked at the bottom of…
Environment minister announces all metallurgical coal mines will undergo federal impact assessments, misses opportunity for meaningful regional assessment on Aboriginal and Treaty rights
CALGARY/TERRITORIES OF THE BLACKFOOT AND PEOPLES OF TREATIES 6 AND 7, HOME TO MÉTIS NATION OF ALBERTA, REGION III Today,…
CPAWS welcomes Canada’s firm stance on future thermal coal mining projects and project expansions
EDMONTON, AB – Thermal coal mine projects and expansions not aligned with Canada’s domestic and international climate change commitments, says…
CPAWS Survey Guide to the Bistcho Lake and Cold Lake draft Sub-Regional Plans for Caribou
Caribou have waited almost 10 years for recovery plans in Alberta: Have your say in their future! …
Jasper National Park takes steps toward caribou breeding program, but still needs to address existing backcountry access threats
Jasper National Park has found strong scientific support for building a conservation breeding program to boost woodland caribou numbers inside…
Coal Mining in Alberta: The Harms of Resource Extraction Projects to Indigenous Communities
If open-pit coal mining goes forwards in Alberta’s Rockies, it will impact far more than the natural environment we depend…
Government halts some coal exploration during ongoing consultation: positive momentum that needs to keep going
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters are happy to hear that more than 25,000 Albertans participated in the initial Coal…
Flipping the Script on Coal: Our Tips on How to Navigate the Alberta Government’s New Coal Policy Survey
Despite many shortcomings in the Government of Alberta’s new survey on coal development, we are encouraging all Albertans to participate and not…
Government’s new coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care about most
Yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Alberta launching the consultation process for a new Coal Policy does not address CPAWS…
Alberta unveils two new land use plans to achieve caribou recovery
The Government of Alberta has released two draft plans for caribou recovery in the northeast and northwest of the province,…
Survey guide for Albertans on sizeable protected area expansion in northeast Alberta
A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was recently proposed by the Government of Alberta in early February. You…