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Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada provides funding for oil and gas development in Newfoundland and Labrador amidst federal scientists’ critique of flawed environmental assessment

K’JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) –  Earlier this week, Canada’s federal government gave $320 million to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry. Last week, the province also established an offshore exploration initiative that will... Read More
K’JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) –  Earlier this week, Canada’s federal government gave $320 million to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at WWF Leader's Pledge for Nature event

WWF-Canada applauds Canada’s commitment to Leader’s Pledge for Nature and High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People

WWF-Canada would like to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson for the leadership and ambition they showed today in the fight against biodiversity loss by... Read More
WWF-Canada would like to thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson...
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Fall Foliage

WWF-Canada welcomes focus on nature-based solutions in 2020 Throne Speech

September 23 – WWF-Canada is pleased to see many of our priorities highlighted in today’s #ThroneSpeech when it addressed the urgent nature crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. This is a transformative moment... Read More
September 23 – WWF-Canada is pleased to see many of our priorities highlighted in today’s #ThroneSpeech when it addressed...
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Atlantic Puffins on a rock

Canadian wildlife losses fuelling global extinction crisis

New approaches needed to tackle 42% decline; Living Planet Report Canada 2020 TORONTO, September 2, 2020 Canadian wildlife at risk of extinction — nationally and globally — is undergoing staggering losses. The Living Planet Report... Read More
New approaches needed to tackle 42% decline; Living Planet Report Canada 2020 TORONTO, September 2, 2020 Canadian wildlife at...
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Canada’s recovery measures for endangered killer whales a positive step: conservation groups

VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 — A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support southern resident killer whale recovery. The measures are the boldest yet; greater whale-watching restrictions, expanded... Read More
VANCOUVER, May 10, 2019 — A coalition of six conservation groups commend the federal government’s new measures to support...
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