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12 Dec 2022

Environmental groups call on the federal Minister of Agriculture to support pesticide reductions at COP15

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Environmental groups call on the federal Minister of Agriculture to support pesticide reductions at COP15

Monday December 12 Sustainable Agriculture consultation launch must be matched by Canadian ambition and action on pesticide reduction.   MONTREAL/ TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE MOHAWK AND HAUDENOSAUNEE PEOPLES — Today, the Federal Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced consultations on sustainable agriculture, Canada needs to take a stand in favour of including ambitious and firm commitments

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07 Dec 2022

Reducing Pollution Is Critical to Supporting Biodiversity

Posted By: Friends of the Earth Canada Comments Off on Reducing Pollution Is Critical to Supporting Biodiversity

Pollution is a key driver for biodiversity loss and, rightly, is the focus of Target 7 of the Negotiating Draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Negotiators are now dealing with a proposal to reduce nutrients lost to the environment [by at least half] and pesticides [by at least two-thirds]. These “square brackets” show that

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