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COP16 comes together for Indigenous Peoples, falls apart on nature funding

November 6, 2024

By Tina Knezevic and Joshua Ostroff Two weeks of intense negotiations at the UN biodiversity summit COP16 in Cali, Colombia delivered mixed results, with important progress made to give Indigenous Peoples a permanent seat... Read More

By Tina Knezevic and Joshua Ostroff Two weeks of intense negotiations at the UN biodiversity summit COP16 in Cali,...
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Close-up of a three-petaled white flower growing on the forest floor

Weeding through botanical terminology: What are native, invasive and ornamental plants?

October 25, 2024

While these terms are used often, the categories they describe are not always clearly defined. Here’s what WWF-Canada means when we use them. Read More

While these terms are used often, the categories they describe are not always clearly defined. Here’s what WWF-Canada means...
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Close-up underwater photo of a white beluga whale

Help sound the alarm for underwater noise protection in the Canadian Arctic

September 24, 2024

By Kailee Scott and Kristen Powell, Marine Conservation and Shipping The ice-cold waters of what is now called the Canadian Arctic had always been a serene paradise for marine mammals such as beluga and... Read More

By Kailee Scott and Kristen Powell, Marine Conservation and Shipping The ice-cold waters of what is now called the...
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How conservation efforts can withstand the test of time and a warming planet

September 26, 2024

Here's we can make habitats more resilient to flooding, wildfires and other impacts of climate change. Read More

Here's we can make habitats more resilient to flooding, wildfires and other impacts of climate change.
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‘A way to give back to nature for everything it has given me’

September 11, 2024

At the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers lies Prince George, B.C., a residential, educational and industrial centre set amid biodiverse forests and wetlands with wildlife ranging from spawning salmon and salamanders to... Read More

At the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers lies Prince George, B.C., a residential, educational and industrial centre...
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Tigers, turmeric and traffic: Conservation updates from Nepal and Bhutan

August 12, 2024

Rinjan Shrestha, WWF-Canada’s Asian species expert, recently visited Nepal and Bhutan, documenting his trip along the way. From meetings with government officials to chatting with community members to looking for leopards, Rinjan worked on... Read More

Rinjan Shrestha, WWF-Canada’s Asian species expert, recently visited Nepal and Bhutan, documenting his trip along the way. From meetings...
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An Inuk man watches an icebreaker, Nunavut, Canada

Don’t let ships sail around the Arctic’s Heavy Fuel Oil ban

June 27, 2024

By Kailee Scott and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping On July 1st, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic finally comes... Read More

By Kailee Scott and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping On July 1st, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ban...
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Three smooth, striped caterpillars climb on the leaves and stems of plants topped with clusters of small pink flowers.

Summer’s native plant bouquet is a gift to birds, bees and more

June 14, 2024

Whether you wander in a meadow, garden or forest glade, you can encounter native plants among summer's splendour, as well as the wildlife they attract. Read More

Whether you wander in a meadow, garden or forest glade, you can encounter native plants among summer's splendour, as...
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Cruise control: Why we need more regulation for ship speed and waste in B.C. waters

June 19, 2024

By Kristen Powell and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping Chances are that many things in your home crossed an ocean to get there — the laptop you use for work or school, your... Read More

By Kristen Powell and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping Chances are that many things in your home crossed...
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A flower with three white petals blooms among leaf litter at the base of a tree in a forest.

Singing the praises of Ontario’s landscapes and native plants

June 10, 2024

Ontario’s natural wonders cover a large expanse, but efforts to restore them can start small, in our own parks, backyards and balcony planters. Read More

Ontario’s natural wonders cover a large expanse, but efforts to restore them can start small, in our own parks,...
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two men looking at a computer in the field

Using satellites and AI to help communities steward their carbon stocks

May 6, 2024

Nature sequesters and stores carbon in its plants and soils, so we know that protecting, managing and restoring these natural habitats helps us fight climate change. But it hasn’t always been easy to measure... Read More

Nature sequesters and stores carbon in its plants and soils, so we know that protecting, managing and restoring these...
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A lone Grizzly bear near the water dwarfed by surrounding trees and mountains

Calculating ecosystem carbon down to the tree level

May 3, 2024

We know that protecting, managing and restoring habitats (also referred to as Nature-based climate solutions, or NbCS) can help us fight climate change by reducing carbon in the atmosphere. But until we can measure... Read More

We know that protecting, managing and restoring habitats (also referred to as Nature-based climate solutions, or NbCS) can help...
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