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Canada must scale up funding to meet climate and nature targets, urge 22 leading environmental organizations

November 8, 2023

The Green Budget Coalition released fiscal recommendations for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises while strengthening Canada’s economy. Read More

The Green Budget Coalition released fiscal recommendations for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises while strengthening Canada’s economy.
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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... Read More

Canada’s 2022 federal budget arrives amid deafening calls for urgent and ambitious action to deal with the worsening biodiversity...
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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,... Read More

WWF-Canada opposes the approval of Equinor’s Bay du Nord Development Project, an offshore oil and gas drilling site positioned...
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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... Read More

WWF-Canada calls on world leaders to deliver on their climate promises and heed the alarm bells raised by today’s...
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WWF-Canada debuts new research that pinpoints location of critical carbon stores across Canada

November 10, 2021

Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory, reveals, for the first time, how much carbon is stored in Canada’s landscapes, and the... Read More

Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory,...
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WWF-Canada launches 10-year plan to Regenerate Canada

September 28, 2021

New survey reveals that two-thirds of Canadians are pessimistic about the future of the planet — but there is still time to change the path we’re on. Regenerate Canada and irREVERSIBLE campaign show the... Read More

New survey reveals that two-thirds of Canadians are pessimistic about the future of the planet — but there is...
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WWF-Canada ready to work with new government to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change

September 21, 2021

WWF-Canada is ready to work with the new government to effectively tackle the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Read More

WWF-Canada is ready to work with the new government to effectively tackle the dual crises of biodiversity loss and...
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Grand Chief Solomon and Minister Wilkinson sign a MOU to assess the feasibility of a National Marine Conservation area in western James Bay and southwestern Hudson Bay.

First phase of Indigenous-led National Marine Conservation Area a critical step in fight against biodiversity loss and climate change

August 9, 2021

The assessment is another important contribution in meeting Canada’s goal to protect 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030, in a region that will benefit both biodiversity loss and climate change. The... Read More

The assessment is another important contribution in meeting Canada’s goal to protect 30 percent of its land and waters...
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IPCC report makes clear urgent climate action is needed. Nature needs to be a part of that plan, says WWF-Canada.

August 9, 2021

A new global climate science report published today confirms that humans have irreversibly altered the planet and locked in many changes. Altering the path ahead is scientifically still possible if we take urgent and... Read More

A new global climate science report published today confirms that humans have irreversibly altered the planet and locked in...
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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... Read More

WWF-Canada welcomes the government’s announcement at the Leaders Summit on Climate that Canada will be raising its ambition on...
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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... Read More

The Canadian government has set a clear trajectory for the recovery of nature in Canada with a $4.1-billion budget...
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3D rendering of planet Earth, elements from NASA.

Earth Hour 2021 to spotlight hope for wildlife and climate

March 25, 2021

How to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 pm local time: - Turn off all non-essential lights at 8:30 p.m. local time - Join our first-ever Earth Hour “Virtual Spotlight”: On the... Read More

How to participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 27 at 8:30 pm local time: - Turn off all non-essential...
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