Learn more: Jasper National Park’s Caribou Breeding Program
CPAWS Northern Alberta is encouraging the public to share their thoughts with Jasper National Park to ensure that this program…
Déjà vu: Wood Buffalo National Park receives its second visit from World Heritage Committee to assess the declining integrity of Canada’s largest national park
Are you having déjà vu? Didn’t we talk about this potential listing last August (August 2021)? And the summer before…
Debunking Four Oil Sands Tailings “Ponds” Myths
There are massive tailings ponds leaking toxic water into the Athabasca river in Northern Alberta. Our recent report showed just…
The Key to Saving Wood Buffalo: Re-imagined Governance and Power Sharing
When faced with problems of such an overwhelming scale, the solution lies in inviting the impacted communities to the table,…
A Brief Indigenous History of Wood Buffalo National Park
The area currently known as Wood Buffalo captures many traditional territories. Cree, Dene, and Métis used these lands and waters–and…
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…
A letter to the UN: Our beloved national park keeps falling through the cracks
Wood Buffalo National Park sits among other iconic natural wonders on the UN’s list of World Heritage Sites. These globally…
Alberta to resume environmental monitoring requirements for oil and gas operators after 2-month pause
Edmonton – Alberta Environment and Parks and Alberta’s Energy Regulator have announced that reporting and monitoring of environmental monitoring for…
Groups across Alberta and the Northwest Territories warn of impacts of monitoring suspensions on Wood Buffalo National Park
Edmonton – Joint letter to the federal government warns of impacts of monitoring suspensions on Wood Buffalo National Park and…
First Nations and environmental groups call for reinstatement of environmental monitoring requirements
Edmonton – Joint letter calls for immediate reinstatement of environmental monitoring and reporting for oil and gas projects following unilateral…
Environmental monitoring suspended for all oil and gas projects in Alberta
Edmonton – Alberta Energy Regulator suspends requirements for environmental monitoring for all energy projects, citing COVID-19 concerns, despite the Government…
Teck announces withdrawal of Frontier oil sands mine
Teck CEO announces withdrawal of Frontier oil sands mine project proposal. The proposed mine would have had vast negative environmental…