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• Montreal's Roadmap looks at value chains holistically and identifies opportunities to improve circular performance. Circular Economy Leadership Canada
• A strike by CPKC controllers will affect commuter rail operations in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, which rely on CPKC dispatching. Kalmbach Publishing
• In an attempt to reverse the global decline of marine biodiversity, 196 countries agreed recently in Montreal to create marine protected areas across 30% of their seas by 2030. Policy Options
• The recognition of OECMs is crucial for achieving the global goal of protecting and conserving 30% of the world's terrestrial and marine areas by 2030, known as the 30 x30 target, established under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. IUCN
• As a signatory to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Australia has committed to strong action on biodiversity conservation, including protecting and conserving 30% of land and oceans by 2030. MIT OpenCourseWare
• Obviously Montreal having a lower price point than Toronto or Vancouver creates a bigger mass of people that are going back to buying homes or creating their property. REM
• The adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 was a significant milestone in creating a pathway to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and restore harmony with nature by 2050. Jane Goodall's Good for All News
• There is still hope: Enerkem is building a plant near Montreal that can make 125m liters of biofuel a year from 200,000 tonnes of waste, when it starts in 2025. The Loadstar
• While international policies like the Montreal Protocol have successfully reduced ozone-depleting chemicals, new challenges - including global warming and increasing methane emissions, could influence the pace of ozone recovery. SciTechDaily
• On Canadian rail transit, there is construction in Montreal on the REM lines and the Blue Line subway, with some service openings expected during the next two years. Railway Age
• Once built, the new high-speed rail network will take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in three hours - about half the time it takes to drive and at double the speed of Via Rail's current trains. CBC
• As part of the Kunming-Montreal pact, adopted in 2022, developed countries agreed to provide $20 billion a year by 2025 for nature conservation and $30 billion per year by 2030. Climate Home News
• One of the 23 goals of the Kunming-Montreal Framework is to mobilise $200 billion per year by the year 2030, from all sources, for spending on biodiversity conservation. The Indian Express
• The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has 23 targets, including ensuring that at least 30% of degraded terrestrial, inland water and marine and coastal ecosystems are under effective restoration by 2030. NutriTruth
• T-Mobile users can expect reliable service in cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. TravelPander
• With cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal emerging as major tech hubs, opportunities abound for skilled workers with expertise in cutting-edge technologies. Oasis India
• GAC will operationalize Canada's first International Biodiversity Program ($350 million over 2023-2026), supporting initiatives with developing countries that aim to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. GAC
• In 2022 in Montreal, nations agreed to place 30% of the planet under environmental protection by 2030 in a landmark pact aimed at arresting biodiversity loss and restoring ecosystems to health. BusinessMirror
• The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a landmark pact to protect nature signed in 2022, includes a target that by 2030 at least 30% of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and marine and coastal ecosystems are under effective restoration. United Nations Environment Programme
• Air Canada flies direct nonstop between Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Seoul's Incheon International Airport, where customers will now be able to connect conveniently to KORAIL's KTX high-speed Trains via the AREX Express and Seoul Station. Air Canada
• Global efforts to restore ecosystems are intensifying, including the Convention on Biological Diversity's recent adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to put 30% of degraded ecosystems under effective restoration by 2030. ScienceDaily
• COP 16's legacy builds on the ambitious Montreal Agreement of 2022, where countries committed to conserving 30% of global land and degraded ecosystems by 2030, aiming to preserve diverse plant and animal life. mediahousepress
• COP 16 marks the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022, with a goal to stop and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. EuropaWire

Last updated: 25 June 2025