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Press releases by Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
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Conservation groups legally challenge federal decision to approve Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project
The conservation groups argue that the approval is unlawful, as a project cannot be deemed “justified” under environmental assessment legislation when it is contrary to another statute – the Species at Risk Act.
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Canada ignores science and exposes empty promises to protect biodiversity with Terminal 2 approval
Despite their promises to protect biodiversity, the federal government continues to approve projects that destroy critical habitat and undermine recovery potential for endangered species.
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Fisheries Minister must stop new fisheries that will harm endangered Chinook salmon and killer whales
The fishery will increase the amount of noise and disturbance from angling boats fishing where endangered killer whales are trying to feed.
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Introducing KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
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Nous vous présentons la forêt KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher
The two organizations are pleased to announce that KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be protected in perpetuity.
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From fish to flowers: New research proves that salmon boost terrestrial plant growth
Newly published research from Simon Fraser University shows that salmon and marine plants increase both growth and reproduction in terrestrial plants.
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Painkillers, pesticides, and cocaine among the contaminants found in Fraser Valley floodwaters in late 2021
An average of 87 analytes were detected at each sample location, of which 20 were anthropogenic chemicals not found in nature.
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$500,000 needed by the end of the year to protect 45 acres of threatened Coastal Douglas-fir forest
Raincoast and Pender Islands Conservancy have just launched a matching campaign to meet their goal.
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Raincoast named finalist in contest to win a Land Rover Defender, which will serve as a mobile water pollution monitoring lab
The BC organization was recognized for its work in their Healthy Waters Program; a community-oriented water pollution monitoring initiative that collaborates with Indigenous and community partners.
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Inadequate funding and lack of coordination: report finds $91.6 million spent over 10 years for salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser River
Research published today by Raincoast Conservation Foundation provides a quantitative baseline, or funding landscape, for the scale of resources invested in salmon habitat restoration in the Lower Fraser region from 2009 to 2019.
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Fisheries Minister stands strong for Fraser River sockeye salmon while Americans abandon caution and go fishing
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES – August 23, 2022 Sustainable fishing advocates at Watershed Watch Salmon Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are commending Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray for her decision to not open Canadian commercial fisheries for Fraser River sockeye salmon, despite US fishery managers allowing their fleet to string out nets for those same fish…
