#environmental activism

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"my name is pattie gonia and i'm backpacking 100 miles in drag to try to raise $1,000,000 for 8 outdoor nonprofits. here goes nothing."

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$300M in federal funding for massive conserved area in NWT | The Narwhal

Indigenous-led conservation agreement is one of the largest in the world

"Federal, territorial and Indigenous leaders gathered in Yellowknife this morning [July 21, 2025] to launch a landmark Indigenous-led conservation agreement that will protect nearly 380,000 square kilometres of land and water.

Following a prayer song by the Yellowknife Dene Drummers, Chief Ernest Betsina of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation opened the event, saying, “This document we signed today has been a long time in the making. It reflects years of collaboration and commitment from Indigenous leaders across the North. It reflects our shared understanding that Indigenous people have always been the stewards of the land. And it’s time for that responsibility to be recognized and supported.”

The agreement, known as NWT: Our Land for the Future, is a partnership between the federal government, territorial government and 21 Indigenous governments across the Northwest Territories. It covers existing protected areas, which will share in the long-term funding, and around 200,000 square kilometres of new protected and conserved areas — forming a region roughly twice the size of Florida. 

In addition to the $300 million in federal funding, the agreement also includes $75 million from philanthropic partners. In the next several months, the NWT: Our Land for the Future Trust will begin to distribute funds to Indigenous governments in the territory, to support activities such as conservation and stewardship, protected and conserved areas, Guardian programs, ecotourism and more. 

Echoing statements from several chiefs, territorial Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jay MacDonald said, “This agreement represents a generational investment. It will provide opportunities to support Indigenous-led stewardship, while offering real, meaningful and new opportunities to Northerners, particularly in the small communities. We are seeing a shift toward a conservation economy that puts people, community and cultural values at the centre of decision-making.”

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada Julie Dabrusin echoed that sentiment. “This isn’t just a conservation announcement — it’s really a global milestone. Our Land for the Future is one of the largest Indigenous-led conservation efforts in the world. The areas that it is going to help to conserve is almost seven times the size of Nova Scotia,” she said, adding that represents more than two per cent of Canada’s land-mass.

Last November, the landmark agreement was signed in Behchokǫ̀, NWT, by leaders of Indigenous governments and organizations from across the territory at a celebration that also involved jigging, drum dancing and a fire-feeding ceremony, drawing community members of all ages. 

“This partnership is about investing in our people and taking care of our land,” Danny Gaudet, Ɂek’wahtı̨dǝ́ of the Délı̨nę Got’ınę Government, said in a statement. “It’s about generating jobs that strengthen our cultures and create economic opportunities across the North. We have so much work to do to care for the land, guided by our Elders, our youth, our Guardians. The funds released today will help us honour that responsibility.”

Dahti Tsetso, the deputy director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative and CEO of NWT: Our Land for the Future Trust, told The Narwhal in November the funds “have so much transformative potential.” In addition to generating hundreds of jobs each year, they can also support cultural and land-based programming, and create opportunities and positive examples for youth. This morning, she celebrated the “incredible milestone that so many people … put in an incredible amount of effort to get to this day.”"

-via The Narwhal, July 21, 2025

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Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Six environmental activists from around the world will be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 20. Known as the “Green Nobel Pri

From the article:

This year’s winners fought to protect a rare bat in Nigeria by training community members to prevent wildfires; won a court ruling in South Korea forcing the government to set stronger climate targets; stopped an oil drilling project in the U.K. after a decade of legal battles; pressured a global mining giant to clean up a toxic abandoned mine in Papua New Guinea; blocked the largest proposed open-pit mine in North American history in Alaska; and helped prevent commercial fracking from taking hold in Colombia. “While we continue to fight uphill to protect the environment and implement lifesaving climate policies — in the US and globally — it is clear that true leaders can be found all around us,” said John Goldman, vice president of the Goldman Environmental Foundation. “I am especially thrilled to honor our first-ever cohort of six women, as this is a powerful reflection of the absolutely central role that women play in the environmental community globally.”

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THE STATE OF MICHIGAN IS GOING TO PUT GEESE IN GAS CHAMBERS TO KEEP THEM OFF OF GOLF COURSES

As some say ‘don’t gas geese,’ Michigan will forge ahead with new lethal roundup

After changes to a state nuisance program, some Canada geese causing problems around lakes and golf courses may now be put into lethal gas c

Planned for this June and July. Please call Governor Whitmer and tell her to put a stop to this

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Have you ever considered where concrete materials come from? Did you know that sand is the most exploited natural resource on earth, after water? Cambodia's residents like Chenda and activists like Thun Rotna with organizations like Mother Nature are fighting to save their lands, livelihoods, and way of living against encroaching developments.

Mother Nature's website has information about 5 of their members (Including Thun Rotna!!!) who have been arrested for speaking out! They have now been jailed for 730 days (as of July 2nd, 2026) under fabricated charges!!! Please give them some of your attention and donate if you have the ability so those imprisoned can have legal defense, better food, and see their families. Stand with Cambodian activists!

Mother Nature Cambodia

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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2023 now: https://youtu.be/fenns4Pfq_A

@ecoAmerica was excited to announce the ACLA23 runner-up, Mothers Out Front! Mothers Out Front builds the power of mothers as an organized constituency to push for transformational change on climate and energy policy in the US. Watch the top ten finalists, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Hauc, Bill McKibben, and more in the ACLA23 Broadcast Recording!