Ecojustice Canada

One week down at #COP16 🌍 The call for urgent biodiversity action is clear—with a million species at risk, Indigenous leaders are pushing for real decision-making power to protect ecosystems and communities. Our takeaways include respecting traditional knowledge, skepticism towards biodiveristy credits, equitable funding for the Global South, and Canada’s potential with the Nature Accountability bill. Learn more about what’s happening from our team on the ground. Full blog below. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gAQces3m

Join Ecojustice and West Coast Environmental Law tomorrow at #COP16! We are hosting a panel that will explore the legal pathways necessary to turn the Global Biodiversity Framework into tangible changes. Please RSVP as space is limited! RSVP 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02VXzgH0

Join Ecojustice and West Coast Environmental Law tomorrow at #COP16! We are hosting a panel that will explore the legal pathways necessary to turn the Global Biodiversity Framework into tangible changes. Please RSVP as space is limited! RSVP 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02VXzgH0

It’s been a big two weeks at Ecojustice, and together with our clients, we’re making waves. Check out how we’re pushing the needle for people, nature, and the climate with some Friday reading. Visit our website for more details on our latest cases! https://hubs.ly/Q02VS4NK0

Join Ecojustice today at COP16 Colombia for our first event. 📍Quebec Plaza, Blue Zone 🕑1:30-2:30PM Women are vital to knowledge holding, sharing, teaching and ensuring Indigenous law is uplifted. The event will feature Indigenous panelists and other turtle islanders to examine how the global biodiversity goals can be implemented in a rights-based manner that uplifts Indigenous legal traditions, environmental equity and safety for women while mainstreaming biodiversity values. Panelists include: - Victoria Watson, Lawyer, Ecojustice - Lauren Terbasket, lead negotiator Smelqmix Protected Area, Lower Similkameen Indian Band - Yakawilas Coreen Childs, Awi'nakola Foundation Executive Director, Kwakiutl First Nation - Cleo Reece, knowledge holder, Fort McMurray First Nation Alberta, and Wisdom council member for Keepers of Water RSVP here: https://hubs.ly/Q02VFzWG0

“Government’s ambition on newly updated environmental law falls flat”—that’s the title of today’s Op-Ed in The Hill Times by Ecojustice’s Healthy Communities Director, Dr. Elaine MacDonald. You can read the full thing here: https://bit.ly/3NzVI0D. And we’ve compiled the gist for you in the slides below. The message is clear: The feds need to go back to the drawing board on the implementation of this crucial law. Good news: there’s still time to change course. The government is accepting feedback on the draft implementation until November 13. And you can join us in demanding the *strongest* possible protections for everyone in Canada. 📧🔗 We've posted the link to take action with us in the comments below 👇 #BillS5 #Ecojustice #CEPA

A plan is only as strong as its execution. Canada has the chance to create legal pathways to ensure its biodiversity commitments are met. We need to strengthen the Nature Accountability bill and get it across the finish line. That way, Canada can finally become a nature champion and meet its commitments to the world. Send your letter to ministers today via the link below bio and support our efforts on the ground. https://lnkd.in/gsA2P_qs

On Mon. October 28, West Coast and Ecojustice Canada are cohosting a special #COP16 event in Colombia where we will delve into the legal pathways necessary to turn global biodiversity goals into tangible, on-the-ground changes. The event will feature Staff Lawyer Anna Johnston, speakers from Canada and around the world discussing legal tools for ensuring that countries meet their Global Biodiversity Framework obligations. Learn more and reserve a spot here: https://lnkd.in/gzcu4A5n

🚨BREAKING: Victory for Indigenous Rights! In a groundbreaking win for the Mitchikanibikok Inik (Algonquins of Barriere Lake) First Nation, the Superior Court of Québec ruled that the Québec government failed in its constitutional duty to consult the community before approving mining claims on their ancestral lands. This is a powerful step toward protecting Indigenous sovereignty and the land. Read the full press release for details on this case and its impact. Along with the Mathur decision, these back-to-back victories for youth climate action and Indigenous rights mark a powerful step forward in the fight for environmental justice. https://hubs.ly/Q02Vkh130

🚨BREAKING: Victory for Indigenous Rights! In a groundbreaking win for the Mitchikanibikok Inik (Algonquins of Barriere Lake) First Nation, the Superior Court of Québec ruled that the Québec government failed in its constitutional duty to consult the community before approving mining claims on their ancestral lands. This is a powerful step toward protecting Indigenous sovereignty and the land. Read the full press release for details on this case and its impact. Along with the Mathur decision, these back-to-back victories for youth climate action and Indigenous rights mark a powerful step forward in the fight for environmental justice. https://hubs.ly/Q02Vkh130