Federal government has resumed talks with #Ontario about the Ring of Fire
Internal emails obtained by The Narwhal appear to show a shift in relations between the 2 governments on the Ring of Fire. But some #FirstNations leaders say they're still being left out

US DoD is considering funding work in the Ring of Fire as well

Ring of Fire Metals is owned by Australian firm Wyloo Metals.

#Canada #US #Australia #BreathingLands #Peatland #WetlandEcosystem #ClimateCrisis

https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-negotiations/

The Wetland Atlas describes the distribution of #wetlands in #Alberta & summarizes human footprint around open water wetlands. Also included are research spotlights on #WetlandBiodiversity including: aquatic invertebrates, wetland-associated mosses, amphibians, & plants. This first edition of the Atlas represents the state of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute's (ABMI) wetland knowledge to date

#Canada #BreathingLands #Peatland #CarbonSink #WetlandEcosystem

https://wetland-report.abmi.ca/atlas-home

In depth 2020 summary of:

The battle for the ‘breathing lands’: Ontario’s Ring of Fire and the fate of its carbon-rich peatlands

"Northern Ontario's muskeg serves as home to dozens of First Nations, stores immense amounts of carbon and sits on top of vast mineral deposits. Whose vision for the bogs and fens will win out?"

#Canada #BreathingLands #Cree #FirstNations #Muskeg #Peatland #Ontario #CarbonSink #WetlandEcosystem

https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-ontario-peatlands-carbon-climate/

NorthernRoad - RouteDuNord

"Comments should be submitted online by visiting the project homepage https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/84331?culture=en-CA on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry

Participants who wish to provide their input in a different format can contact the Agency by writing to NorthernRoad-RouteDuNord@iaac-aeic.gc.ca

#Canada #BreathingLands #Cree #FirstNations #Peatland #Ontario

#Mosstodon

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/02/22/news/impact-assessment-agency-public-comments-Ring-of-Fire-highway

"Critics of the development worry the Ring of Fire [ #Mining ] operation, including the highway that will be needed to transport minerals & materials, will disturb the carbon-rich peatlands #Cree communities in the region call “Yehewin Aski,” or breathing lands.

➡️ The proposal to the Impact Assessment Agency from Webequie & Marten Falls #FirstNations was accepted & public comments will be accepted until March 23.⬅️

#Canada #BreathingLands #Peatland #Mosstodon

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/02/22/news/impact-assessment-agency-public-comments-Ring-of-Fire-highway

Initiative to protect Hudson Bay Lowlands to benefit from $800M investment

The Hudson Bay Lowlands are home to one of the largest #peatland complexes in the world and store an estimated 30 billion tonnes of #carbon. The region is also an important habitat for billions of migratory birds.

"It's important in terms of cooling Mother Earth," Vern Cheechoo said. "The elders called it the breathing lands."

#Mosstodon #BreathingLands
#ClimateCrisis #CarbonCache
#PeatBog

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/hudson-bay-lowlands-conservation-1.6679239