| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $90 million over three years to extend the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP).
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| backgrounders
Canada’s conservation network is as diverse as it is unique—and it consists of more than just national wildlife areas and national parks. The Government of Canada is recognizing lands and waters managed in ways that achieve the conservation of biodiversity, but are not protected areas or parks.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Today, at the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada Agency, announced the federal government is leading by example by recognizing a number of federally-managed properties for their contribution to the federal government’s conservation goals.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced $5.8 million in funding for 14 Indigenous-led initiatives, as part of the Indigenous-led Natural Climate Solutions initiative.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Today, the new First Nations National Guardians Network was jointly announced by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Valérie Courtois, the Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will speak with media to discuss his first week at COP15.