Biodiversity policies fail because governments lack the safeguards, accountability mechanisms and political commitment needed to implement them consistently.
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Canada needs a biodiversity protection and conservation act that will address current biodiversity decline and prevent future threats.
Canada’s existing species at risk legislation fails at protecting its most vulnerable inhabitants. More robust protections are needed.
It is time to acknowledge and address the rapid shifts in Canada’s oceans. To meet this challenge, Canada’s marine conservation toolbox — starting with the Oceans Act — needs an overhaul.
Are our brains wired to favour growth over environmentally rational decisions?
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Ecology and Climate-Impact Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral fellow in marine conservation, Dalhousie University
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Research Associate, Department of Environmental Science, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities, Thompson Rivers University
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University
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Practitioner-In-Residence, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, University of Waterloo
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Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo