Archive for ‘Freshwater’

Atlantic Coast Pipeline CANCELLED: A monumental win for conservation and environmental justice

July 07, 2020 04:37 PM
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Text by Syler Peralta-Ramos, Photos by Karen Kasmauski About the Proposed Pipeline: Pipelines have been at the forefront of American consciousness since the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline sparked nearly a decade of legal controversy and protests. For residents of West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina however, the looming threat of a […]

Conservation Win! The Peel Watershed is Protected

August 08, 2019 12:42 PM
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The Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan was signed August 2019, protecting the Peel Watershed! The Peel Watershed is a large (over 24,000 square miles) and remote area located in the North-East of Canada’s Yukon Territory. It consists of 6 major rivers that all merge into the Peel, which then flows into the Mackenzie River […]

iLCP Featured Fellow – Krista Schlyer

February 02, 2017 03:48 PM
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Krista Schlyer is an award-winning photographer and writer focusing on conservation, biodiversity and public lands. She has worked throughout North America, from the arid lands of the American West to the urban rivers of Washington DC, and is drawn to the cause of underdogs, prairie dogs, and all things wild. Schlyer is a Senior Fellow […]

1Frame4Nature | Art Wolfe

February 02, 2017 01:58 PM
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What YOU Can Do:  When camping, pack it in & pack it out—leave no trace. –1Frame4Nature is a collection of images and stories from around the globe of your personal connection to nature. However small, when combined with the actions of others, your individual actions can impact real and tangible outcomes for the preservation of […]

Historic Agreement to Protect the Great Bear Rainforest

February 02, 2016 11:19 AM
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An area larger than Vancouver Island will be conserved and set aside from forestry well into the future.

Development Halted in the Sacred Headwaters

May 05, 2015 03:11 AM
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After a decade of fighting, all major development has halted in the Sacred Headwaters.