More specifically, Domtar has agreed to certify all of its forests and mills to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards, subject to the successful completion of two pilot projects. “Environmentally conscious consumers demand a choice.... Read More

Abitibi-Consolidated and WWF-Canada will work in partnership to identify High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) within specific Abitibi-Consolidated woodlands in Canada. This project was initiated in order to identify appropriate areas for the management and... Read More

The Boreal Forest Conservation Framework being announced today by the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) is a new and balanced approach to nature conservation and development, endorsed by a diverse group with historically competing interests.... Read More

The agreement means that Tembec commits to certify all its forestry operations, an area across Canada totaling more than 13 million hectares, according to FSC standards. Certification is the term commonly applied to harvesting... Read More

The tribute delivered by the Northwest Territories’ regional offices of each organization follows today’s earlier announcement by Heritage Canada that Sahyoue/Edacho has been protected through a five-year interim land withdrawal under the NWT Protected... Read More

“With 34 heads of government in Quebec City and with continental energy issues certain to be discussed, I can’t imagine a better opportunity for our Government to step forward publicly and make clear its... Read More

“With the opening of our Atlantic Canada regional office in Halifax, WWF is making a commitment to represent the interests of all Canadians who care deeply and passionately about the protection of our coastal... Read More

“POPs are an urgent global problem that demand urgent global solutions. We are proud of the fact that Canada has played a leadership role in finding solutions to this environmental threat to wildlife and... Read More

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Nature-Action Quebec, with legal representation from the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, successfully intervened in the precedent-setting case in support of local pesticide reduction... Read More