Tag: Canada
Weaving Wabanaki and Western knowledge with Suzanne Greenlaw
Suzanne Greenlaw is combining Wabanaki ecological knowledge and Western scientific knowledge to improve access to culturally significant plants. In creating Below the Canopy, our new podcast, we’ve had the privilege and opportunity to connect with a roster of inspiring guests, including none other than Suzanne Greenlaw, a citizen of the Hulton Band of Maliseet Indians […]
Below the Canopy with Jesse Saindon: Native Seeds to Thriving Forests
On just five acres of land, Jesse Saindon is growing a unique mix of native hardwood trees, including bur oak: an ecologically and culturally significant tree species. In September, Community Forests International launched Below the Canopy, a podcast that explores the relationships between people and forests—with a focus on the Wabanaki forest. Our host, Megan […]
What does conservation mean for us?
What do we mean when we talk about forest conservation? At Community Forests International, our approach has always been to put community and climate at the forefront. Community: building relations for solutions. While the well-being of all communities is at the core of our work, we increasingly aim to centre those most impacted by the […]
Take Action Against Glyphosate
Community Forests International is firmly against spraying glyphosate on forestland and we ask you, our community, to voice your opposition. Glyphosate is used to suppress hardwood tree species that compete with industry-favoured softwood species. It is one of several forest management practices that is limiting our forest composition—eliminating the diversity that is critical to the […]
Acre by Acre: The Community Forests International Brand
There’s a small island in the Indian Ocean, in the Zanzibar Archipelago, that is home to vibrant communities, lush mangrove forests, and a rich history of spice farming. Community Forests International has worked in partnership with the people of Pemba Island for 15 years to support community-led projects that range from tree planting and agroforestry […]
Lunch-and-learn!
Update: If you missed the event, you can still watch this inspiring and informative session here. How can the forestry sector support the well-being of the diversity of people connected to the forests? We know doing so will require many communities to work together. That is why in 2021, we launched the Common Ground project — a […]
Melrose Hill: Forest For The Future
We are excited to announce that Community Forests International has successfully secured nearly 500 acres of forest in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to protect for long-term community and climate benefits! This newly protected property marks the first expansion into the province for Community Forests International’s active conservation work, and we look forward to caring for […]
A Call To Action For The Environmental Movement
A Resource Guide to Support Environmental Organizations in Decolonization Work In Canada, climate and environmental justice cannot be separated from Indigenous reconciliation. That is why Community Forests International is continually learning ways to centre Indigenous justice within our work to protect and restore the forest of the Wabanaki-Maritime region — all while working to inspire […]
A better future is possible
At the 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26), dozens of world leaders pledged to end global deforestation by 2030. But what does this mean for the Wabanaki forest in the Maritimes? With a deforestation rate of 0.02%, deforestation seems to be of little concern in Canada. Yet this hides a more complex truth: that under business-as-usual, Canada’s forests […]