News from the Network: Freshwater and Wetlands


Voting for the environment: Environment Network releases review of party policies

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A review of party policies carried out by the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) indicates that environmental issues are receiving attention from all three parties this election. In late August, the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network sent a questionnaire to each of the parties requesting their positions on a number of issues… [Continue...]

Parties respond to environmental policy questionnaire

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On August 29, 2011 the NLEN sent an environmental policy questionnaire to each of the three parties running in the upcoming provincial election. With an aim to encourage public dialogue on environmental issues, it poses questions related to investment in environmental conservation and education… [Continue...]

Ducks Unlimited Seeks Conservation Project Ideas

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As part of our long term conservation planning Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is seeking ideas for potential conservation projects in your community. [Continue...]

Organisations release environmental policy recommendations and all-party questionnaire

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The Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network has released a set of Environmental Policy Recommendations and a Questionnaire for consideration of all political parties in the upcoming fall provincial election. The environmental policy recommendations address a number of issues in our province: protected area establishment, climate change, offshore oil pollution, forestry management, mining, and wildlife protection. [Continue...]

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Eagle River takes centre stage for Canadian Rivers Day

Homegrown initiative seeks Atlantic Salmon conservation

 

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, Labrador – June 10, 2011: Today the founding members of the Friends of the Eagle River (FOER) marked Canadian Rivers Day with a presentation to students of Queen of Peace Middle School. FOER is a new group formed to promote Labrador’s spectacular Eagle River and [Continue...]