The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Canada has some of the world’s last wild places. Are we keeping our promise to protect them? https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-has-some-of-the-worlds-last-wild-places-are-we-keeping-our-promise-to-protect-them/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 21:07:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8382 To meet one of its most critical conservation targets by 2020, Canada must protect a massive amount of land — roughly the size of Alberta — over the next year and a half. So where will this protection occur and can it be done in a way that actually benefits biodiversity? Gloria Dickie In-Depth Aichi conservation Convention on Biological Diversity protected areas Target 1 wildlife Mount Edziza Provincial Park Canada Has Three Years to Increase Protected Areas by 60% And, Um, It’s Not Going to Be Easy https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-has-three-years-increase-protected-areas-60-and-um-it-s-not-going-be-easy/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:33:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/25/canada-has-three-years-increase-protected-areas-60-and-um-it-s-not-going-be-easy/ James Wilt In-Depth Alison Ronson Canada Center Top conservation Convention on Biological Diversity CPAWS Eli Enns In-Depth protected areas wildlife