Officials push new ban as thousands of households keep iconic creatures as pets: ‘They will understand eventually’

In a major victory for wildlife conservation and local communities, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has finally…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/176249/

‘He and I just have very different styles’

Catherine McKenna was at the United Nations when former Conservative member of parliament Gerry Ritz called her “climate…
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#News #EnvironmentMinister Ranil takes over Naseer Ahamed’s Environment Minister portfolio: President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken over the Environment Minister portfolio which was earlier held by Naseer Ahamed.

Issuing a gazette notice, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake said that the President has taken over the portfolio after consulting Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Supreme Court (SC) delivered a landmark ruling recently determining that the… https://colombogazette.com/2023/10/13/ranil-takes-over-naseer-ahameds-environment-minister-portfolio/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Despite the #dire state of #forests across the country — with #collapsing #caribou #populations , growing #emissions and #historic #protests to prevent their #wanton #destruction — #NaturalResources #Canada still parrots #industry #greenwash to the world that all #Canadian #logging is #sustainable .
Ironically, #EnvironmentMinister #StevenGuilbeault recently #proposed #emergency #protections in #BritishColumbia for a #rare #owl #species #threatened by that same industry.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/03/16/opinion/federal-government-talking-out-both-sides-its-mouth-biodiversity-loss