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Forest Fire, Yukon, Canada, North America

Wildfires, wildlife and what we can do

June 21, 2023

For months now, we’ve been witness to a country on fire. From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, nearly every part of Canada has experienced what’s been declared the country’s worst wildfire season on record. Emily... Read More

For months now, we’ve been witness to a country on fire. From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, nearly every part...
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What is a rain garden (and how does it reduce climate change impacts)?

May 31, 2023

Ever watch a storm from a street-facing window and see rivers of rain running down driveways and roads? If you have a yard, have you noticed water pooling in a low spot in your... Read More

Ever watch a storm from a street-facing window and see rivers of rain running down driveways and roads? If...
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Shoreline and sea under a blue sky with a sailboat in the distance.

The critical need for a coastal marine strategy in B.C.

March 17, 2023

B.C. is one of the few coastal jurisdictions in North America that does not have a coastal marine strategy or law. Find out how you can help develop one. Read More

B.C. is one of the few coastal jurisdictions in North America that does not have a coastal marine strategy...
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Humpback whales, Great Bear Rainforest, BC

Marine Protected Areas need to be networked to work (because sea life doesn’t stay still)

February 6, 2023

In the face of a changing climate, solutions exist to help slow the global decline of biodiversity — but they require thoughtful planning and strong partnerships. IMPAC5, the fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress... Read More

In the face of a changing climate, solutions exist to help slow the global decline of biodiversity — but...
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The Reforesting of Elephant Hill

November 14, 2022

One of our most significant ongoing projects is the reforesting of Elephant Hill, a nearly 200,000-hectare area of Secwépemc territory near Kamloops, B.C. that burned for three months during the province’s worst-ever wildfire season in 2017.... Read More

One of our most significant ongoing projects is the reforesting of Elephant Hill, a nearly 200,000-hectare area of Secwépemc territory near...
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Whale of a plan: How you can help protect the Great Bear Sea on B.C.’s north coast

November 1, 2022

Right now, you can influence the future of one of Canada’s most spectacular and unique ocean regions. Here’s how. Read More

Right now, you can influence the future of one of Canada’s most spectacular and unique ocean regions. Here’s how.
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Sockeye-filled spawning creek cutting through forest with mountains in the background

Family reunion: How habitat restoration is returning salmon to Katzie territory

September 23, 2022

“It’s in our history, back to the time of Creation, that a Katzie person married a Sockeye person and they went away together, out to the ocean. But every year they come home to... Read More

“It’s in our history, back to the time of Creation, that a Katzie person married a Sockeye person and...
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The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset in the waters in the Great Bear Sea, BC

Meet the Great Bear Sea, the ‘Galapagos of the north’

August 18, 2022

There’s a place on the northern west coast that’s unlike any other region of Canada or the world, for that matter. It’s a place where rugged rainforest meets open ocean, and it stretches from... Read More

There’s a place on the northern west coast that’s unlike any other region of Canada or the world, for...
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Humpback whale tail visible from the water.

Listen to the sounds of whales in the Great Bear Sea

July 11, 2022

Below the Great Bear Sea’s surface, this underwater ecosystem abounds with the sound of whales. Take a listen to the sound of three whales. Read More

Below the Great Bear Sea’s surface, this underwater ecosystem abounds with the sound of whales. Take a listen to...
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Speed kills: How to make shipping less deadly for whales

June 8, 2022

A rare fin whale, last spotted alive off the coast of Seattle back in January, tragically washed ashore two months later in Pender Harbour, just north of Vancouver. Less than two years old and... Read More

A rare fin whale, last spotted alive off the coast of Seattle back in January, tragically washed ashore two...
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Killer whale off BC coast with large ship in background

Billions of litres of ship waste are dumped in protected ocean areas each year

March 1, 2022

WWF-Canada’s National Vessel Dumping Assessment reveals for the first time how much waste ships are producing — and potentially leaving behind — as they traverse Canadian waters. Read More

WWF-Canada’s National Vessel Dumping Assessment reveals for the first time how much waste ships are producing — and potentially...
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Freighters stop at the bay of Vancouver at sunset.

How Canada’s shipping industry can reduce its climate change impacts

November 24, 2021

Marine shipping connects the world by supplying essential goods. But while boasting in some cases transportation’s lowest carbon footprint per tonne transported, the industry’s still-significant climate change impacts can no longer be ignored. Canadian... Read More

Marine shipping connects the world by supplying essential goods. But while boasting in some cases transportation’s lowest carbon footprint...
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