Conservation

WWF works to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats and address global threats. We find long-term solutions that benefit both people and nature.

Global Warming

Impact on Canada. Global warming is a problem with far-reaching consequences, affecting nature, people, and the economy. In Canada, climate change could soon turn our land of bounty into a country of scarce resources. In fact, Canada has been warming at a rate substantially greater than the global rate, with average annual temperatures increasing by 1.2º Celsius between 1948 and 2005. In some parts of Canada, temperatures have even gone up by 2º C or more.
Monarch Butterfly

Impact on nature

Warming temperatures are melting glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic, and adversely affecting Canada’s waters, forests, plants and animals. And as the mercury continues to rise, scientists predict that parts of Canada will experience more hazardous weather events such as prolonged drought, heat waves, and heavy spring rains. Read more...

Impact on people

Canada’s Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet, threatening the livelihood and culture of the Inuit. But Canadians in other parts of the country will also feel the consequences of global warming. Read more...
Sunset over a misty boreal forest in the Northwest Territories.

Impact on the economy

While balmier climates may actually boost tourism in Canada, other key sectors of the economy – including fisheries, agriculture, forestry and oil and gas – won’t be as unfortunate. Read more...
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In their own words

Corey Marchbank, Bob Smith, Nicky Walenta, and Simon Oleekatalik have all witnessed first-hand the effects of global warming in Canada....

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Tipping Points

Earth from space
 Global Warming will trigger radical changes to our planet. Some parts of the Earth are especially vulnerable. Find out more...
 

Cold Fact

By 2013, about 80 per cent of British Columbia’s mature pine trees could be dead – casualties of a pine beetle infestation driven in large part by warmer temperatures. Now the beetles are attacking lodgepole pines in Alberta and Jackpines in Canada’s northern boreal forest.