#FiftyFive #hectares of #key #conservation #land has been #returned to the #Indigenous people who will #steward it. #Canada #Canadian #BiodiversityCrisis #Conservation #LandBack #IndigenousRights #IndigenousSoverignty

https://www.naturebasedsolutionsfoundation.org/conservation-organization-acquires-two-rare-old-growth-forest-inholdings-for-kanaka-bar-band-protected-area-along-fraser-river-south-of-lytton/

Regions in #Siberia and #Russia’s Far East are experiencing massive #wildfires at the start of its 2025 #wildfire season. More than 52 #fires have been reported across over 41,000 #hectares, with the worst instances occurring in the #Zabaikalsky region, where a state of #emergency has been declared. The #fires, driven by an early spring, snow #drought, and human activity, are being intensified as strong #winds affect the area. Read more: https://www.isciences.com/blog/2025/04/23/central-asia-russia-deficits-persist-in-european-russia-urals-buryatia

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"#Canada is expecting a #hotter-than-usual #summer with slightly below-average #precipitation in central Canada. Last year, Canada experienced its worst-ever #fire season, with more than 6,600 #blazes #burning 15 million #hectares."

These #fires also led to mass #airquality issues in #Canada and the #UnitedStates. Low levels of #snowfall and widespread #drought prompted officials to warn of another potentially “catastrophic” #summer. Read more:
https://www.isciences.com/blog/2024/06/25/europe-widespread-deficits-persist-in-prairie-provinces