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Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling in NL to be scrutinized in court

August 5, 2021

Environmental groups disappointed exploratory drilling will proceed in the interim ST. JOHN’S, NL – Ecojustice and its clients welcome the Federal Court’s decision to reject the federal government’s attempt to shut down a judicial review application challenging a flawed Regional Assessment (RA) on the impacts of exploratory drilling off...

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Nunavut Land Use Plan enters final phase with critical protections on the line

July 8, 2021

Proposed wildlife protections and industrial development opportunities will set the territory’s environmental and economic future Toronto, July 08, 2021 — WWF-Canada applauds today’s release of the revised 2021 Nunavut Land Use Plan by the Nunavut Planning Commission. It’s the biggest land-use plan in the world, covering over 3 million...

WWF-Canada partners with world-renowned artist birdO for The Wildest Ride Contest

July 8, 2021

The Canada-wide fundraiser supports conservation efforts across Canada

Forage Fish Spawning Monitoring in the Salish Sea

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New evidence of spawning Pacific sand lance found in Salish Sea

June 29, 2021

Current DFO protections do not align with Pacific sand lance spawning window, put fish at risk, says new study VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. Evidence of Pacific sand lance spawning has been discovered in a sampling region between Cowichan Bay to Bowser, BC, on the east side of Vancouver Island, and...

WWF-Canada’s statement on the continued finding of unmarked graves at residential schools

June 25, 2021

WWF-Canada is deeply saddened by the finding of 751 unmarked graves by Cowessess First Nation at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan. We share in the mourning of these children and adults, the 215 children from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation found last month at...

Nature X Carbon Tech Challenge

New tech challenge seeks solutions to measure carbon in nature

June 17, 2021

Innovators could earn contracts up to $100,000 in WWF-Canada’s Nature X Carbon Tech Challenge to support nature-based climate solutions.

Percentage of single-use food packaging litter nearly doubled during COVID-19, report finds

June 9, 2021

Our COVID-19 buying, eating and PPE habits are showing up on Canada’s shorelines

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Wildlife sick of being dumped on by ships in Canada’s marine protected areas

June 8, 2021

WWF-Canada urging federal government to keep ‘No Dumping’ in MPAs promise with advocacy campaign.

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CanPAC: A new tool to conserve and protect the Canadian eastern Arctic

May 27, 2021

WWF-Canada released a new report today that shows how protected area networks can help marine life stay healthy and resilient despite a rapidly changing climate in the Canadian eastern Arctic. CanPAC (Canadian Arctic Marine Priority Areas for Conservation) highlights potential priority areas for conservation and is the first analysis...

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Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling faces scrutiny in Federal Court

May 25, 2021

ST JOHN’S, N.L./TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE BEOTHUK AND MI’KMAQ – Ecojustice will be in court today to challenge the federal government’s failure to properly assess the impact of exploratory drilling for oil and gas on ecosystems off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, and its attempt to exempt all future...

Groups demand New Brunswick government take action to protect vulnerable species

May 20, 2021

Prominent Indigenous and environmental groups are threatening litigation over New Brunswick’s failure to protect endangered species.

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Winner: Vuntut Gwitchin elder Lorraine Netro from Old Crow, Yukon, awarded Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize

May 18, 2021

WWF-Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) are honored to announce the remarkable conservation efforts and achievements of Vuntut Gwitchin elder Lorraine Netro, the winner of the fifth and final Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize.

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Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling in NL to be scrutinized in court

Nunavut Land Use Plan enters final phase with critical protections on the line

WWF-Canada partners with world-renowned artist birdO for The Wildest Ride Contest

New evidence of spawning Pacific sand lance found in Salish Sea

WWF-Canada’s statement on the continued finding of unmarked graves at residential schools

New tech challenge seeks solutions to measure carbon in nature

Percentage of single-use food packaging litter nearly doubled during COVID-19, report finds

Wildlife sick of being dumped on by ships in Canada’s marine protected areas

CanPAC: A new tool to conserve and protect the Canadian eastern Arctic

Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling faces scrutiny in Federal Court

Groups demand New Brunswick government take action to protect vulnerable species

Winner: Vuntut Gwitchin elder Lorraine Netro from Old Crow, Yukon, awarded Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize

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