British Columbia
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Protecting Temperate Old-Growth Rainforest is Key for a Sustainable Future
As tensions run high between environmental activists, loggers and government in British Columbia, Canada, there may be more at risk than we think.
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To Bring Back Endangered Fish, This First Nation Is Claiming Environmental Management Authority
After eulachon populations in the Bella Coola River of British Columbia crashed two decades ago, the Nuxalk Nation has made a concerted effort to strengthen its management authority — and hopefully bring back the culturally significant fish.
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Jumbo Valley Wilderness Protected as Land Management Case Comes to a Close
A land management dispute in Canada that has played out over 30 years has ended in major victory for the Ktunaxa Nation.
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