Forest Conservation – CCNB

Federal Budget 2024: Generational fairness means protecting the environment

Corey Robichaud — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:02:00 +0000

Traditional territory of the Wabanaki Peoples/Fredericton — Beverly (Bev) Gingras, Executive Director of the Conservation Council, today issued the following statement:“True fairness for every generation means we need a healthy environment.The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is pleased to see the federal government taking measures to address the affordability crisis in the 2024 budget but is…

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Send a Letter to Reverse Nature Loss by 2050!

Corey Robichaud — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:06:45 +0000

We made history at COP15 in 2022. Together, we inspired a historic plan to stop nature loss once and for all: the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). As part of this promise, Canada committed to create a National Biodiversity Strategy to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and fully recover nature by 2050. The federal government has started working with provinces, ENGOs…

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Reshaping Forest Management: The Rise of Community Forestry in Canada

Amanda Page — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:57:13 +0000

In an era where sustainability takes center stage and the health of our planet is in focus, a promising solution is emerging to safeguard our forests: community forestry.Communities are taking an active role in nurturing the woodlands that surround them. In this transformative movement, Canada has a unique opportunity to lead the way in redefining forestry, harmonizing local needs…

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2023 Hotspots for Herbicide Spraying in N.B.

Conservation Council of New Brunswick — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:18:37 +0000

The map showing where New Brunswick forests will be sprayed with herbicides during summer 2023 is now available. Our team is poring over the map to help New Brunswickers identify the major spraying hotspots this summer. Stay tuned to this page for more maps showing spraying hotspots across the province and within our watersheds.

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New Brunswick has opportunity for leadership as host of Canadian Council of Forest Ministers annual Forest Forum

Jon MacNeill — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:54:57 +0000

Traditional territory of the Wabanaki Peoples/Fredericton — As New Brunswick hosts forest ministers from across the country in St. Andrews this week, conservation groups are calling on the provincial government to step into its leadership role and fulfill previous commitments to climate action for forests, conservation targets, biodiversity and sustainable logging. This needs to be done through…

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Investigate glyphosate connection to mystery brain disease: Neurologist

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:59:16 +0000

The neurologist who first raised the possibility of a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick is now urging the federal government to test the environment for glyphosate, suspecting the widely-used herbicide is connected to the disease cluster in the Moncton and Acadian Peninsula areas.

Get your message for NatureCOP on the NatureBus!

Corey Robichaud — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:02:57 +0000

Nature Canada’s NatureBus tour is heading to the NatureCOP in Montreal! This December, officials from 195 countries and the European Union will gather to discuss global progress on nature protection and come up with a plan to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.Canada’s leaders need to hear from you! The NatureBus will be making stops all over the country to collect your messages of support for a…

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What We’re Reading: Glyphosate, Nematodes and The Nervous System

Jon MacNeill — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:52:00 +0000

The body of evidence showing glyphosate’s potential negative effects on human health continues to grow.Two recent scientific studies show the chemical—the main active ingredient in herbicides used widely in New Brunswick—infiltrates the human brain and can affect an animal’s nervous system, respectively.One study, published this summer in Journal of Neuroinflammation…

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Glyphosate Spraying Up 30% On Crown Forest Since 2005

Jon MacNeill — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:30:40 +0000

Think there is more herbicide spraying happening in your neck of the woods these days? If you live near Crown land, you’re right—by a significant margin.Glyphosate-based herbicide spraying on New Brunswick’s Crown forest is up 30 per cent compared to what was sprayed 17 years ago, according to data from the National Forestry Database and GeoNB.The biggest forestry companies are slated to spray 16…

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“I Am All For The Little Guy Being Able To Make A Living”

Olivia Bates — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:51:16 +0000

A private woodlot owner and lumber miller says the new Crown land stumpage rates announced last month will help smaller-scale operators like him make a better living from the woods.“The higher timber prices at the mills is far overdue and, if anything, should be increased more,” Sussex-based private contractor Adam Spinney recently told the Conservation Council.Last month…

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