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ArcticFreshwaterLandOceans 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 message that these crises are inextricably linked, and require coordinated actions to avoid the worst... Read More
Oceans Billions of litres of harmful waste are dumped by ships in Canada’s protected waters annually: WWF-Canada Report March 1, 2022 Findings show urgent need for federal government to enact and enforce a ban on dumping in marine protected areas Read More
Oceans Court decision leaves marine ecosystems vulnerable to impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling December 15, 2021 The Federal Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s assessment of the ecosystem impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The decision sets a dangerous precedent that blanket exemptions may be used in the future to accelerate development across the... Read More
ArcticOceansWalrus New WWF project asks Canadians to help count walrus from space November 22, 2021 To best safeguard Canada’s walrus populations, WWF-Canada is working to learn more about walrus haulouts (a group of walruses on land or ice) and minimize disturbances though its Arctic Species Conservation Fund. Get involved by spotting walrus in satellite imagery or by donating. Read More
ArcticOceans 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 traditional territories of the Omushkego cover a large portion of the Hudson-James Bay Lowlands, the... Read More
ArcticLandOceans 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 strong action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions immediately. With the window rapidly closing, it’s critical... Read More
OceansForage Fish New evidence of spawning Pacific sand lance found in Salish Sea June 29, 2021 Current DFO protections do not align with Pacific sand lance spawning window, put fish at risk, says new study VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. Evidence of Pacific sand lance spawning has been discovered in a sampling region between Cowichan Bay to Bowser, BC, on the east side of Vancouver Island, and... Read More
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. Read More
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... Read More
OceansBeluga WhalesNorth Atlantic Right Whales 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. Read More
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... Read More
OceansCapelin WWF-Canada calls for halt of capelin fishery to protect species March 9, 2021 Capelin is a keystone species, playing an important role in the marine ecosystem as a food source for predators such as northern cod, whales, and seabirds. Capelin abundance plummeted precipitously 30 years ago and has never recovered. Closing the fishery for now, until a precautionary approach can be applied, is an essential first step in allowing capelin populations to recover. Read More