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Jasper National Park

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Wood Buffalo National Park

Indigenous communities, civil society organizations and scientists welcome international investigation into state of Wood Buffalo National Park

Indigenous communities, civil society organizations and concerned scientists across Canada welcomed today’s a recent decision by the World Heritage Committee to request a second Reactive Monitoring mission to…

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CPAWS Northern Alberta 2021 Summer Reading List

We are so excited to reveal our 2021 summer reading list. There is a reading pick for all: Non-fiction, memoir,…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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! …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…