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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

Oceans

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...

Oceans

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.

Arctic

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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Navigating Whale Habitat: A New Tool Kit for the Maritime Industry

May 18, 2021

To help avoid ship collisions with whales, a new tool kit for mariners operating in the Northwest Atlantic, including the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, has been developed.

In the Zone Land

Expanded program makes it easier for home gardeners in southern Ontario to buy native plants, help wildlife.

May 13, 2021

Native plants — those that are adapted to local conditions and have deep relationships with other plants and wildlife native to the area — can now be found in Loblaw Garden Centres primarily throughout southern Ontario but spanning all the way from Windsor to Ottawa.

Land

Leaders Summit on Climate: WWF-Canada applauds Canada’s adoption of tougher emission targets

April 22, 2021

WWF-Canada welcomes the government’s announcement at the Leaders Summit on Climate that Canada will be raising its ambition on carbon emission reduction targets, to 40-45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. This is a crucial commitment in the fight to keep global temperature rise below catastrophic levels.

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With World Wildlife Fund Canada’s new 50/50 lottery, both you and nature can win big

April 22, 2021

The jackpot starts at $25,000 with proceeds funding conservation projects in Ontario.

Oceans

Canadian shipping emits 8 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. There’s a better way

April 20, 2021

A new report commissioned by WWF-Canada found that in 2019, the 6078 vessels that operated in Canadian waters emitted eight million tons of CO2 — the equivalent of almost two coal-fired plants in one year. They also emitted 150,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, black carbon and sulphur...

Budget 2021: The right commitment to nature and biodiversity — at the right time

April 20, 2021

The Canadian government has set a clear trajectory for the recovery of nature in Canada with a $4.1-billion budget commitment over five years. This investment includes targets of conserving over one million square kilometers of freshwater and land by 2025 and increasing marine protected areas. World Wildlife Fund Canada...

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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

Navigating Whale Habitat: A New Tool Kit for the Maritime Industry

Expanded program makes it easier for home gardeners in southern Ontario to buy native plants, help wildlife.

Leaders Summit on Climate: WWF-Canada applauds Canada’s adoption of tougher emission targets

With World Wildlife Fund Canada’s new 50/50 lottery, both you and nature can win big

Canadian shipping emits 8 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. There’s a better way

Budget 2021: The right commitment to nature and biodiversity — at the right time

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