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Spécialiste associé.e, Marketing direct

Description du poste Le.la Spécialiste associé.e soutient, en étroite collaboration avec des intervenant.e.s internes et des fournisseurs externes, les programmes de marketing direct qui relèvent du département des contributions communautaires. Ce travail vise à garantir la précision, l’efficacité et le respect des échéances lors de la mise en œuvre...
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Associate Specialist, Direct Marketing

Position Description The Associate Specialist provides operational support to the community giving direct marketing programs. This role works closely with multiple internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure on-time, accurate, and effective one-time, monthly and stewardship campaigns that support and build the WWF donor base and achieve revenue targets....
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Canada’s marine refuges need an upgrade, says new SeaBlue Canada report

HALIFAX, January 23, 2019 – A new report from SeaBlue Canada reveals that more than half of Canada’s marine refuges, a form of marine protected area in Canada, do not meet international standards. While Canada has made significant progress to protect its marine and coastal environment, the report shows...
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Specialist, Marine Conservation

Position Description The Specialist, Marine Conservation, delivers results for the “Food for All” campaign which acknowledges the vital role small fish such as herring, sand lance, capelin and mackerel play in feeding large predators such as cetaceans, seabirds, commercial and non-commercial fish species. It recognizes the important social and...
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Senior Specialist, Freshwater

Position Description The Senior Specialist, Freshwater will provide expert strategic guidance and advice to the WWF-Canada Vice President Freshwater, to ensure delivery on the organization’s freshwater conservation goals. The Senior Specialist, Freshwater will lead implementation of national, provincial, and territorial policy and regulatory goals of the initiatives within the...
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Alberta’s transition to renewable energy vital for wildlife: WWF-Canada

TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomes the government of Alberta’s announcement of five new renewable energy projects, three of which are in partnership with First Nations. This brings Alberta’s total secured renewable energy generation to 1,300 MW in the past year, a critical step toward...
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Kids’ Run for Nature – Community Event Coordinator

Event Details The Kids’ Run for Nature is a 1k, 3k and 5k fun run that gives kids the chance to get active in nature and raise funds for the conservation of the wildlife they care deeply about. The Kids’ Run for Nature is coming to parks and greenspaces...
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New ambition for climate targets from Canada a welcome signal

Katowice, POLAND, Dec. 5, 2018 – Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna signalled Canada will set more ambitious goals to tackle climate change.     Mary MacDonald, senior vice president and chief conservation officer for WWF-Canada, is at the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) climate-change meetings in...
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High Arctic marine protected area would safeguard more of the Last Ice Area

IQALUIT, Dec. 4, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomes the announcement of an agreement in principal between the government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to explore options to protect the High Arctic Basin, or Tuvaijuittuq, which means “the ice never melts” in Inuktitut. This builds on...
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Salmon assessments point to ecosystems in crisis: WWF-Canada says

TORONTO, DEC. 4, 2018 – The addition of 13 populations of Chinook salmon from Vancouver Island, Thompson and Fraser rivers to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife’s list of species assessed as at-risk in this region points to an ecosystem in crisis, WWF-Canada says.     Megan...
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Vast potential for Arctic economy identified in new WWF report

Ottawa, Nov. 26, 2018 – As climate change alters the Arctic Ocean, opening the newly accessible region to an estimated C$1.3 trillion in investments in coming decades, a new World Wildlife Fund report provides recommendations for developing resources and economies to ensure long-term economic and ecosystem health for both...
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