News & Commentary

The 46th Open-Ended Working Group Heads to Montreal to discuss HFCs

July 3, 2024 Expert BlogMontrealJeff Fralick, Dr. Richie Kaur, Alex Hillbrand

Parties to the Montreal Protocol gather in Montreal next week to discuss a number of climate-crucial points.

Quebec Degrading Caribou Habitat: Federal Government to Intervene

July 3, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

As some caribou herds in Quebec approach the “threshold of near disappearance", the federal Minister of Environment calls for emergency measures...again.

When Customers and Investors Demand Corporate Sustainability

June 27, 2024 ExplainerInternational, United States, CanadaSusan Cosier

Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.

Kimberly-Clark Is on a Roll with New Forest Policy and Goals

June 13, 2024 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaShelley Vinyard

The maker of Kleenex, Cottonelle, and Scott tissue products just committed to go beyond its biggest competitors.

Logging Roads in Canada are Contributing to Forest Degradation

June 11, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Canada has more than 1.5 million kilometres of resource access roads. That's enough to circle the Earth 37 times. It's leading to wide-spread forest degradation.

Forest Degradation Increases Community Vulnerability to Extreme Floods

May 9, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Extreme flooding events are increasing with climate change. Research shows how clearcut logging increases risks to communities and ecosystems. 

Poll: People Want Action on Plastics for Health and Wildlife

April 15, 2024 Expert BlogInternational, Canada, United States, Ohio, PennsylvaniaDaniel Rosenberg

New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.

Removing Forest “Waste” Degrades Ecosystem Structure and Function

April 3, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Canada, as a signatory to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, must halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.

Canaries in a Coalmine: Birds and Forest Degradation in Canada

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Canada, as a signatory to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, must halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.

In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

March 11, 2024 ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool

Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

The U.K. Is Burning Canadian Forests for Fuel

February 28, 2024 Expert BlogCanada, InternationalCourtenay Lewis

Twenty-three environmental organizations stress that the U.K. government funding the incineration of imported Canadian wood pellets threatens climate progress.

Carbon Neutral or High Emitter? Canada and the Forest Carbon Loophole

January 31, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Forestry can play a role in solving the climate crisis, but only if we start by getting the numbers right.

Studies Expose Reality of Logging-Driven Forest Degradation in Canada

January 25, 2024 Expert BlogOttawaJennifer Skene

New publications on the impact of industrial logging in Canada reveal pervasive forest degradation and significant climate consequences,

Wahkohtowin Development: Creating an Indigenous Conservation Economy

October 12, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Using a collaborative approach, Chapleau Cree, Missanabie Cree and Brunswick House First Nations are advancing a new paradigm of sustainability.

The Issue with Tissue Fifth Edition

September 19, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaAshley Jordan

Five years in, laggards remain far behind a growing number of sustainable tissue brands.

Walking the Talk: How Will Canada Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss?

July 19, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

NRDC is working with Canadian and international environmental non-governmental organizations to provide recommendations for how Canada can develop a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan that aligns with its commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

Glasgow Forests Declaration Success Hinges on Northern Accountability

July 11, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

In the absence of accountability from the Global North, there are warning signs the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use is set up for failure.

Canada’s Caribou Protection Delays Bring More Forest Degradation

June 19, 2023 Expert BlogOntario, CanadaDr. Julee Boan

Canada gives Ontario another year to degrade at-risk caribou habitat, taking it further away from international promises to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

Questions Answered on Canadian Wildfires—a Public Health Threat Linked to Climate Change

June 12, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaDr. Vijay Limaye

Here is some key information that may help us prepare for the future and address the fossil fuels at the root of the problem.

Indigenous-led Collaborations Are Transforming Conservation

May 17, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

The pressure is immense and the clock is ticking to ensure the course correction needed to stave off the worst climate and biodiversity impacts predicted for our industrialized world. A new collective, called the Restore, Assert, Defend (or RAD) Network…