Annual review: Celebrating and looking forward

Looking back, 2009/10 proved to be a year of contrasts. On the one hand, WWF-Canada enjoyed major conservation wins, particularly in our oceans work, where we achieved major new protected areas and ever-greater success in bringing sustainable seafood to the marketplace. We also saw record participation in Earth Hour, WWF’s international call for climate action.
On other fronts, however, the past year has been extremely hard on the planet. BP’s offshore drilling disaster continues to contaminate vast areas of the Gulf of Mexico, while the lack of agreement on greenhouse gas reductions at the Copenhagen conference puts the entire world at risk of catastrophic climate change.
In the face of these international failures, the need for conservation action is stronger than ever. At WWF-Canada, we’ve responded by setting our sights on reforming oceans management in Canada, conserving 50 per cent of the Arctic, protecting vital freshwater resources and catalyzing a shift to renewable energy and sustainable transportation.
Fortunately, we’ve got plenty of reasons to believe we can succeed, including a 43-year track record of achievements, a talented team driven by passion and vision and, most importantly, the 150,000 plus Canadians who support our work.
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