Today’s announcement designating the area, also known as Sgaan Kinghlas, makes Bowie Seamount Canada’s seventh Marine Protected Area under the Oceans Act. “Bowie Seamount is an oceanic oasis in the deep sea, a rare... Read More

In 2006, fishing nations from around the world agreed to implement the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution on Sustainable Fisheries (61/105), which calls on high seas fishing nations and regional fisheries management organizations,... Read More

“The plan adopted at the meetings in Montreal brings us one step closer to setting the severely depleted Grand Banks on a path to recovery”, said Dr. Robert Rangeley, Vice President Atlantic, WWF-Canada. “We... Read More

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global conservation organization, said the government’s decision clearly indicates that climate change impacts are already threatening the survivability of animals and habitats, and illustrates the urgency of preparing for... Read More

“This sale is premature due to the absence of a completed Beaufort Sea management plan that would protect sensitive habitats, which polar bears, beluga and bowhead whales need for their survival,” said Dr. Peter... Read More

The website, launched earlier this year by WWF and IUCN, and powered by Nokia, allows users to rank other entries, discuss the issues that matter most to them, share smart ideas and solutions from... Read More

With more aggressive implementation, reductions as high as 36 million tonnes a year are realistically achievable in a 2020 timeframe. Because most of these cuts come from improving energy efficiency, cost savings to business,... Read More

Canada scored seventh, just ahead of the United States, with very high emissions per capita compared to the average of industrialized countries. Alberta’s highly energy-intensive tar sands extraction and processing also figured in the... Read More

“Ontario has joined with leading provinces and U.S. states to do what the vast majority of Canadians support, which is to place a hard cap on greenhouse gas pollution from large industry,” said Keith... Read More

“The Western Climate Initiative was created because provinces and states on both sides of the border were frustrated with federal inaction,” said Keith Stewart of WWF-Canada. “They now have to ensure that the system... Read More

“Behind the world food crisis is a global freshwater crisis, expected to rapidly worsen as climate change impacts intensify,” Mr Leape said. “Irrigation-fed agriculture provides 45 per cent of the world’s food supplies, and... Read More

The Musquash Estuary, located 20 kilometres west of Saint John, is the last largely intact and relatively pristine salt marsh in the Bay of Fundy. “WWF-Canada and other conservation organizations have been calling for... Read More