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Caribou on the alpine tundra in the Yukon.

WWF Living Planet Report: Wildlife population sizes decline by an average of 73% globally

October 7, 2026

The Living Planet Report 2026 reveals a stark 73% decline in the average size of worldwide wildlife populations. Canada is contributing to this global trend.

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WWF-Canada calls for nation-building projects that ‘heal nature, not harm it’

June 27, 2025

In our country’s efforts to build the economy, World Wildlife Fund Canada believes any shovels in the ground must not be at the expense of endangered species and the habitats they rely on.

Side view of an eastern wolf in the woods

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Dismantling Ontario’s environmental safeguards and sidelining science could drive endangered species to extinction

April 25, 2025

“This is not red-tape reduction; it’s environmental deregulation with no accountability at the cost of species extinctions and ecological collapse.”

Trees in the Great Bear Rain forest, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.

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Leading ENGOs call on Canada to address forest degradation

December 14, 2023

At present, Canada does not track domestic forest degradation, of which industrial logging practices are a leading cause.

A tree covered cliff alongside a blue lake

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WWF-Canada hails historic Tripartite Nature Agreement in B.C.

November 3, 2023

“Look after the land, and the land will look after you,” said UBCIC Grand Chief Stewart Phillip at the announcement. “It’s a collective responsibility.”

Monarch butterfly drinking nectar from pink Swamp milkweed flowers

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Join WWF-Canada’s re:grow, a new online destination for the ‘growing’ native plant movement

April 20, 2023

Our new re:grow site provides how-to resources for growing native plants and tracks users’ collective impact on biodiversity and climate.

Humpback whale tail visible from the water.

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Canadian environmental groups call for ambitious global and national action to save nature before it’s too late

December 2, 2022

“The dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are locked into accelerating feedback loops, and one of the best ways to break that cycle is by reversing nature loss.”

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2022 budget shows commitment to nature in fight against climate change: WWF-Canada

April 7, 2022

Canada’s 2022 federal budget arrives amid deafening calls for urgent and ambitious action to deal with the worsening biodiversity and climate crises. New funding for the protection and restoration of nature sends a clear message that these crises are inextricably linked, and require coordinated actions to avoid the worst...

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New analysis using Canada’s carbon map shows how wildlife conservation also benefits climate

December 15, 2021

A new study from WWF-Canada has assessed the carbon benefits of previously identified conservation actions that benefit wildlife in the Wolastoq/Saint John River watershed in New Brunswick. If the strategies that have most benefit for wildlife are implemented, particularly the protection and conservation of 17 per cent of the...

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Ontario government must do more to protect species at risk: WWF-Canada

November 23, 2021

WWF-Canada is concerned about the findings outlined in Ontario’s Auditor General’s annual environmental report, which signals a troubling disregard by the Ontario government for the future of at-risk species and climate change. The report found that the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which was designed to conserve and protect at-risk...

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WWF-Canada debuts new research that pinpoints location of critical carbon stores across Canada

November 10, 2021

Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory, reveals, for the first time, how much carbon is stored in Canada’s landscapes, and the locations of the most carbon-rich areas. It found a total of 327 Pg — that’s...

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IPCC report makes clear urgent climate action is needed. Nature needs to be a part of that plan, says WWF-Canada.

August 9, 2021

A new global climate science report published today confirms that humans have irreversibly altered the planet and locked in many changes. Altering the path ahead is scientifically still possible if we take urgent and strong action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions immediately. With the window rapidly closing, it’s critical...

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WWF Living Planet Report: Wildlife population sizes decline by an average of 73% globally

WWF-Canada calls for nation-building projects that ‘heal nature, not harm it’

Dismantling Ontario’s environmental safeguards and sidelining science could drive endangered species to extinction

Leading ENGOs call on Canada to address forest degradation

WWF-Canada hails historic Tripartite Nature Agreement in B.C.

Join WWF-Canada’s re:grow, a new online destination for the ‘growing’ native plant movement

Canadian environmental groups call for ambitious global and national action to save nature before it’s too late

2022 budget shows commitment to nature in fight against climate change: WWF-Canada

New analysis using Canada’s carbon map shows how wildlife conservation also benefits climate

Ontario government must do more to protect species at risk: WWF-Canada

WWF-Canada debuts new research that pinpoints location of critical carbon stores across Canada

IPCC report makes clear urgent climate action is needed. Nature needs to be a part of that plan, says WWF-Canada.

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