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WWF-Canada calls for a new model for creating protected areas to meet international commitments in countdown to COP15

September 20, 2022

Toronto, ON — As world leaders gather today at the UN General Assembly to secure ambitious goals for climate and biodiversity negotiations this fall, a report from WWF-Canada outlines the need for a new model for protected area establishment in Canada — one that protects the right areas, in...

Tiger in the grass, Bardia National Park

Tigers roar back: Nepal surpasses global commitment to double endangered tiger numbers

July 29, 2022

Nepal has surpassed its global Tx2 commitment to double wild tiger numbers, according to the results of the National Tiger and Prey Survey released on Global Tiger Day. TORONTO, JULY 29, 2022 – Good news this Global Tiger Day: Nepal has more than doubled its wild tiger population from...

Multi-Million Dollar Investment Jump Starts Phase Two of WWF-Canada’s Nature and Climate Grant Program

May 31, 2022

Aviva Canada doubles down on its commitment to nature, funding crucial restoration work across the country. Toronto, ON, May 31, 2022 – Six highly impactful restoration projects from Vancouver Island to New Brunswick are starting field season with a bang thanks to an additional $1.2 million investment by Aviva Canada...

Two narwhal crossing tusks at sunset near Baffin Island, Nunavut

Government of Canada must respect Inuit concerns, reject Mary River mine expansion

May 20, 2022

WWF-Canada welcomes the decision by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to respect community concerns, protect threatened wildlife and reject Baffinland’s proposed expansion of the Mary River Iron Mine. And we urge the Government of Canada to agree. NIRB chairperson Marjorie Kaviq Kaluraq warned that the expansion risked “significant...

In the Zone

Native plants program helps gardeners fight nature and climate crises

May 12, 2022

In the Zone, a collaboration between WWF-Canada and Carolinian Canada, makes it easy to garden for wildlife and climate in Ontario and Quebec through a partnership with Loblaw garden centres Toronto, ON, May 12, 2022 – It is now easier than ever for gardeners to join WWF-Canada’s efforts to...

Nature X Carbon Tech Challenge

Five finalists selected to field-test new technology to measure carbon in nature

April 13, 2022

WWF-Canada is pleased to announce that five finalists have been selected in the Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge, which is catalyzing the development of cost-effective, innovative and user-friendly technologies and approaches to facilitate the community-led measurement of carbon in nature.

Arctic Freshwater Land Oceans

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...

Bay du Nord approval shows a lack of regard for sensitive marine ecosystems: WWF-Canada

April 6, 2022

WWF-Canada opposes the approval of Equinor’s Bay du Nord Development Project, an offshore oil and gas drilling site positioned in an ecologically sensitive and biologically significant area off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, which will have devastating impacts on both nature and climate.

Southern Resident Killer Whales

WWF-Canada launches Endangered Pieces: puzzles where each piece represents one animal left in the wild

March 16, 2022

The new initiative, created with design agency AKQA, puts a spotlight on the biodiversity crisis and some of the world’s at-risk species.

Oceans

Billions of litres of harmful waste are dumped by ships in Canada’s protected waters annually: WWF-Canada Report

March 1, 2022

Findings show urgent need for federal government to enact and enforce a ban on dumping in marine protected areas

Urgent action needed following call from IPCC to adapt and build resilience to climate risks

February 28, 2022

WWF-Canada calls on world leaders to deliver on their climate promises and heed the alarm bells raised by today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which included the starkest warning yet on the catastrophic effects humanity and the natural world could face from climate change.

Run to Restore Nature Caribou

WWF-Canada launches its first-ever Run to Restore Nature

February 23, 2022

Registration is now open for the first-ever WWF Run to Restore Nature — a fun, family-friendly event where participants from across the country can come together to meet their fitness and fundraising goals while supporting wildlife and nature here in Canada. Participants can walk, run, wheel, or even scoot from...

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