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Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada provides funding for oil and gas development in Newfoundland and Labrador amidst federal scientists’ critique of flawed environmental assessment

October 1, 2020

K’JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – Earlier this week, Canada’s federal government gave $320 million to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry. Last week, the province also established an offshore exploration initiative that will... Read More

K’JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – Earlier this week, Canada’s federal government gave $320 million to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at WWF Leader's Pledge for Nature event

WWF-Canada applauds Canada’s commitment to Leader’s Pledge for Nature and High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People

September 28, 2020

WWF-Canada would like to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson for the leadership and ambition they showed today in the fight against biodiversity loss by... Read More

WWF-Canada would like to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak at WWF Leaders Event for Nature and People

September 27, 2020

Ahead of the UN Summit on Biodiversity, this high-profile event co-hosted by WWF is bringing together world leaders from more than 20 countries, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They will be making a pledge... Read More

Ahead of the UN Summit on Biodiversity, this high-profile event co-hosted by WWF is bringing together world leaders from...
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WWF-Canada welcomes focus on nature-based solutions in 2020 Throne Speech

September 23, 2020

September 23 – WWF-Canada is pleased to see many of our priorities highlighted in today’s #ThroneSpeech when it addressed the urgent nature crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. This is a transformative moment... Read More

September 23 – WWF-Canada is pleased to see many of our priorities highlighted in today’s #ThroneSpeech when it addressed...
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WWF’s Living Planet Report reveals two-thirds decline in global wildlife populations

September 10, 2020

10 September 2020 – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in less than half a century, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020, released today.... Read More

10 September 2020 – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline...
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Canadian wildlife losses fuelling global extinction crisis

September 2, 2020

New approaches needed to tackle 42% decline; Living Planet Report Canada 2020 TORONTO, September 2, 2020 Canadian wildlife at risk of extinction — nationally and globally — is undergoing staggering losses. The Living Planet Report... Read More

New approaches needed to tackle 42% decline; Living Planet Report Canada 2020 TORONTO, September 2, 2020 Canadian wildlife at...
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River Landscape In Anderdalen National Park On The Senja Island,

Brock and WWF-Canada Partnership to Address Freshwater Challenges

June 17, 2020

Brock University is set to launch a new partnership focused on freshwater resilience and stewardship. Read More

Brock University is set to launch a new partnership focused on freshwater resilience and stewardship.
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Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling in NL to be scrutinized in court

June 4, 2020

Environmental groups disappointed exploratory drilling will proceed in the interim Read More

Environmental groups disappointed exploratory drilling will proceed in the interim
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Canada home to vast majority of North America’s remaining longest and free-flowing rivers: new McGill University and WWF study in Nature

May 8, 2019

TORONTO, May 8, 2019 — Just over one-third (37 per cent) of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature. Of those found in... Read More

TORONTO, May 8, 2019 — Just over one-third (37 per cent) of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing,...
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Cigarette butts revealed again as top litter item on Canadian shorelines

May 9, 2019

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Cigarette butts have returned to the top of the Dirty Dozen list, with a staggering 560,432 cigarette butts found on Canadian shorelines in 2018. Read More

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Cigarette butts have returned to the top of the Dirty Dozen list, with a staggering 560,432...
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Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step: conservation groups

May 10, 2019

VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 — A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support southern resident killer whale recovery. The measures are the boldest yet; greater whale-watching restrictions, expanded... Read More

VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 — A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support...
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Thousands of kids and families across Canada hit the ground running for nature

May 24, 2019

The community-based event was founded in 2015 by Jasmine de Pencier and Jett Jardeleza-Toole, then aged 10, who were determined to protect Canada’s nature and wildlife. Since then, it has grown to include 27... Read More

The community-based event was founded in 2015 by Jasmine de Pencier and Jett Jardeleza-Toole, then aged 10, who were...
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