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High-level call for green revolution should be heeded, says WWF

Gland, Switzerland: The UN High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability call for a radical redesign of the global economy for a healthy environment and social well-being deserves a wide audience and the full attention of all governments before this year’s Rio+20 Earth Summit, global environment organization WWF said today. Resilient...
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Canadian and US Groups Praise New Approach to Water Level Regulation

TORONTO – Jan. 30, 2012 — WWF-Canada, Save The River and The Nature Conservancy today offered their organizations’ support for the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) new approach to water level regulation in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The three organizations are encouraged by the proposed Plan BV7...
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22nd Annual Canada Life CN Tower Climb

Thank you for your interest in being a member of the 22nd Annual Canada Life CN Tower Climb for WWF-Canada Volunteer Team! This year, the Team Challenge will take place on Thursday, April 19th and the Public Climb will be held on Saturday, April 21st 2012! With over 6,200...
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“Future We Want” proposals are not the future we need: WWF

Gland, Switzerland – The first negotiating draft for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has the direction right, but the magnitude wrong, global environmental organization WWF said today. “The Future We Want” Zero Draft acknowledges the need for poverty eradication, food security, and measures of progress towards sustainable development,...
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Rhino poaching deaths continue to increase in South Africa

January 12, 2012 – Despite increased law enforcement efforts, rhino poaching accelerated in South Africa last year. The country lost 448 rhinos to poaching in 2011, official government statistics reveal. The total includes 19 critically endangered black rhinos, of which fewer than 5,000 remain in the wild. In 2010,...
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Polar Bears

  Charity means going to the ends of the earth for Edmonton men ‎ – Toronto Star
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WWF and Ecojustice welcome NEB Arctic offshore drilling report

WWF and Ecojustice today welcomed the results of the National Energy Board (NEB) review of Arctic offshore drilling. In particular, WWF and Ecojustice were pleased that the NEB maintained the Same Season Relief Well policy, an important precaution to minimize the risk of a multi-year spill. With this report,...
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WWF disappointed by Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto Accord

WWF-Canada today expressed disappointment in the announcement from federal Environment Minister Peter Kent that Canada will withdraw from the Kyoto Accord. “Minister Kent has called climate change an urgent issue in need of urgent action,” said Josh Laughren, Director, Climate and Energy for WWF-Canada. “A binding international agreement offers...
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22nd Annual CN Tower Climb!

 WWF is pleased to announce the date for the 22nd Annual Canada Life CN Tower Climb! This year the Team Challenge will take place on Thursday, April 19th and the Public Climb will be on Saturday, April 21st 2012. With over 6,200 climbers and 1.1 million dollars raised in...
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