by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Climate Action Now, General News
Did you know that around 60 per cent of all infectious diseases, and 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases, in humans are zoonotic – in other words they come to us via animals? Zoonotic diseases that emerged or re-emerged recently are Ebola, bird flu,...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
As governments prepare recovery plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis, an informal alliance of over 150 civil society groups, representing collective memberships of millions in Canada, are demanding these plans move us toward a more equitable and sustainable future. United...
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | General News
Canadian settler governments have legally recognized the importance of abiding by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Rights (UNDRIP). Last year, the B.C. Government closed out the decade with signs of hope and optimism, passing UNDRIP into law....
by German Ocampo | Jun 19, 2020 | Climate Action Now, General News
A scientific review of the world’s oceans published in the scientific journal Nature this past spring concluded that the world’s oceans can be restored within a generation. Through rampant overfishing, pollution and coastal destruction, humanity has inflicted severe...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 17, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Campaigns, Clayoquot Mining Ban, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Newsletter
The summer 2020 edition of our twice-yearly newsletter is out, with articles including: #INDIGENOUSLIVESMATTER: Anti-Racism Movement Confronts Generations of Colonial Violence B.C. Fails Test of Indigenous Rights Law: Pipelines Pitted Against Indigenous Title...
