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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...

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...

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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110 habitats to be restored by schools across Canada

January 18, 2021

WWF-Canada’s Go Wild School Grant program to support teacher, student and campus efforts to help nature thrive.

For $33 per person per year, New Brunswick could prevent 40 at-risk species from going extinct

December 9, 2020

For the first time, a new study on wildlife in the Wolastoq/Saint John River Watershed in New Brunswick identifies recovery solutions and costs.

Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 229 endangers our environment and our communities

December 8, 2020

Gutting core environmental oversight will dismantle the institutions that have helped Ontario boast a strong economy and environment Toronto, Dec. 08, 2020 — Despite being named “Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19,” the Doug Ford government’s Bill 229 is putting nature, people and property in danger all across Ontario....

New WWF-Canada report reveals the health of 60 per cent of Canada’s sub-watersheds is unknown

October 20, 2020

Historic absence of freshwater data is especially concerning given the impact of COVID-19 on field research and monitoring TORONTO, October 20, 2020 – WWF-Canada’s 2020 Watershed Reports raises serious questions about how freshwater ecosystems are faring in response to threats from human activities. The results, released today, underline a...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at WWF Leader's Pledge for Nature event

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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 signing on to WWF’s Leaders' Pledge for Nature and the High Ambition Coalition for Nature...

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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 to step up global ambition for biodiversity and encourage other leaders to commit to matching...

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. The Living Planet Index (LPI), provided by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that...

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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.

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WWF-Canada announces Generation Water Tech Challenge award recipients

January 29, 2020

Canada’s freshwater faces major challenges, but four innovative and high-tech solutions will help

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