https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/wood-buffalo-national-park-unesco-warning/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:30:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=87618 The United Nations has given Canada three years to address threats to Wood Buffalo National Park and avoid the World Heritage in Danger list. The decision follows a petition from the Mikisew Cree, who say the beleaguered park is essential for their cultural survival Sarah Cox News Alberta B.C. biodiversity oilsands Site C Wood Buffalo National Park Photo: Louis Bockner / Sierra Club BC Aerial view of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada's largest national park. https://thenarwhal.ca/wood-buffalo-national-park-unesco-report-2021/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:22:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=30230 Despite repeated calls for action from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Canada has failed to adequately protect Wood Buffalo National Park, home to the world’s largest inland delta, from the impacts of industrial development Judith Lavoie News Alberta Indigenous oilsands protected areas Site C dam Wood Buffalo National Park Photo: Louis Bockner / Sierra Club BC a man stands in a boat holding a fishing net https://thenarwhal.ca/wood-buffalo-national-park-plan/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 23:24:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25051 Ottawa announced $60 million to protect Canada’s largest national park after the UN warned it would be added to a list of World Heritage sites in danger due to industrial impacts from hydro development and the Alberta oilsands Judith Lavoie News Alberta federal politics oilsands protected areas Site C dam Wood Buffalo National Park bison standing alone on a dirt road https://thenarwhal.ca/why-the-proposed-frontier-oilsands-mine-is-a-political-hot-potato/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:54:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15760 The fate of a massive new oilsands project is being seen as the litmus test for the future of the oilsands themselves Sharon J. Riley Explainer climate change Frontier Mine Jason Kenney oilsands Teck Resources Wood Buffalo National Park Oilsands mining https://thenarwhal.ca/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-massive-new-oilsands-mine-that-just-got-a-green-light/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:01:39 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13057 A review panel found the Frontier Mine would have ‘irreversible’ impacts on the environment and ‘significant’ adverse effects on Indigenous peoples, but recommended it be approved in the ‘public interest’ anyway Sharon J. Riley Explainer climate change Frontier Mine oilsands old-growth forest peat wetlands Wood Buffalo National Park Alberta's oilsands north of Fort McMurray. https://thenarwhal.ca/this-must-be-canadas-last-chance-un-gives-feds-18-months-to-save-wood-buffalo/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:49:58 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12500 Canada’s largest national park will be added to the List of World Heritage in Danger without further action by Ottawa to mitigate impacts of hydro dams and oilsands development on Peace-Athabasca delta Judith Lavoie News mikisew crew oilsands Site C dam Wood Buffalo National Park https://thenarwhal.ca/un-says-canada-isnt-doing-enough-to-save-wood-buffalo-national-park/ Sat, 15 Jun 2019 05:22:45 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12224 'Considerably more effort' needed to combat the effects of climate change, upstream industrial developments and resource extraction on Canada's largest national park — or it may end up on the list of World Heritage in Danger, UNESCO says Judith Lavoie News oilsands Site C dam Wood Buffalo National Park Alberta's oilsands North of Fort McMurray. https://thenarwhal.ca/three-oilsands-companies-surrender-land-for-new-alberta-park-to-be-co-managed-with-first-nations/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:00:44 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10573 The newly established Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park will help buffer Canada’s endangered Wood Buffalo National Park from industrial encroachment but more protected areas are necessary to offset decades of major hydro and oilsands operations, First Nations say Judith Lavoie In-Depth Indigenous Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park oilsands protected areas wildlife Wood Buffalo National Park Alberta's oilsands North of Fort McMurray. https://thenarwhal.ca/ottawas-wood-buffalo-plan-not-good-enough-first-nations/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:39:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9908 Canada’s largest national park is at risk of losing its status as a World Heritage site due to the impacts of dams, oil development and climate change Judith Lavoie News oilsands Site C dam UNESCO World Heritage Site Wood Buffalo National Park A playground in Fort Chipewyan overlooking Lake Athabasca. https://thenarwhal.ca/parks-canada-shirks-un-request-for-review-impacts-of-site-c-dam-on-imperilled-national-park/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:38:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9359 UNESCO issued a stern warning that, in order to keep Wood Buffalo National Park off a list of world heritage sites in danger, Canada must take “major and timely” action on 17 recommendations, including an impact assessment of B.C.’s controversial megadam Judith Lavoie News Parks Canada Site C dam UNESCO World Heritage Site Wood Buffalo National Park Proposed site of Teck's Frontier Mine 30 km south of Wood Buffalo National Park. If built, it would be the largest mine ever constructed in Alberta's oilsands. https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-funding-wood-buffalo-national-park-drop-bucket-first-nations/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:37:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6889 Commitment of $27.5 million for Canada's largest national park will boost staffing, but will it go far enough to prevent the park from landing on the list of World Heritage in Danger? Judith Lavoie News Indigenous oilsands protected areas Site C dam Wood Buffalo National Park Lone bull bison crossing a field in Wood Buffalo National Park.