If you care about protecting the ocean and the amazing creatures that inhabit it, there is no better place to be this February than Vancouver. That’s because many of the world’s leading experts on ocean conservation will be in town for the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5).
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Last month, the West Coast team attended the UN Biodiversity Conference (aka COP15) in Montreal, where we pushed for meaningful action from our governments to better respect and protect nature.
At the recent UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), Canada joined other countries in making ambitious commitments to protect nature.
West Coast lawyers are on the ground at the most important nature conference of the century
No matter where we come from, most of us want to care for the coast and ocean and the wildlife that call them home, and to leave a more abundant future for those to come.
The world has been seeing some alarming trends in food and nutrition security, and Canada is no exception.
Marine protected areas, or MPAs for short, are areas of the ocean that provide protection from harmful human activities and exploitation.
BC fisheries are struggling with declining stocks due to ever-increasing pressures from climate change, coastal development, pollution and industrial fishing. But we need only look to Indigenous leadership for solutions.
Coastal communities in BC have always relied on the ocean – for food, culture, recreation and livelihoods.
After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, cruise ships are back on the west coast, plying the waters and sensitive ecosystems of British Columbia, primarily travelling to and from Alaska.