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October 2015 Photo Contest: Autumn

Your creativity behind the camera lens could win you bragging rights! Enter the WWF Photo Contest and your photo and name could be featured in next month’s e-newsletter. Read More
Your creativity behind the camera lens could win you bragging rights! Enter the WWF Photo Contest and your photo...
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NAFO to decide fate of the Grand Banks

TORONTO, September 13, 2012 – The North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) meets September 17-21 in St. Petersburg, Russia to make decisions on the long-term sustainability of Northwest Atlantic fish stocks and, consequently, on the... Read More
TORONTO, September 13, 2012 – The North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) meets September 17-21 in St. Petersburg, Russia to...
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‘Captain Canada’ announces new “Canadians for the Great Bear” reflecting growing national concern about the Northern Gateway Pipeline

Voicing the increasingly diverse and national concerns about the proposed oil pipeline and tanker routes through Canada’s remarkable Great Bear region, prominent Canadians joined ‘Captain Canada’ – hockey hero Scott Niedermayer – to become... Read More
Voicing the increasingly diverse and national concerns about the proposed oil pipeline and tanker routes through Canada’s remarkable Great...
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NAFO seizes an important moment with steps toward modernization

Toronto, ON – The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) took critical steps at its meeting this week in St. Petersburg, Russia (September 17-21) to bring fishery management into the 21st century, seizing an important... Read More
Toronto, ON – The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) took critical steps at its meeting this week in St....
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A moment of silence for the Arctic

Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that it has abandoned oil exploration in offshore Alaska means the Arctic is better off today and “for the foreseeable future”. Read More
Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that it has abandoned oil exploration in offshore Alaska means the Arctic is better off...
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WWF aims for 600,000 electric vehicles in Canada by 2020

TORONTO – October 17, 2012 — Today, WWF-Canada announced the launch of Transportation rEVolution, a program aimed at reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation by encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs).... Read More
TORONTO – October 17, 2012 — Today, WWF-Canada announced the launch of Transportation rEVolution, a program aimed at reducing...
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Indian Environment Minister and top celebrity pledge support for tiger conservation in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India – Indian Environment Minister Ms. Jayanti Natrajan joined award-winning Indian film star Rana Dagubatti in a show of support for our planet’s few remaining tigers, highlighting the vital role forest guards play... Read More
Hyderabad, India – Indian Environment Minister Ms. Jayanti Natrajan joined award-winning Indian film star Rana Dagubatti in a show...
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Reward yourself with BMO’s fall fun giveaway

Enter for a chance to win 10,000 AIR MILES®† Reward Miles, cool-tech products from HP, and a WWF prize pack! That’s over $4,600 in value! Read More
Enter for a chance to win 10,000 AIR MILES®† Reward Miles, cool-tech products from HP, and a WWF prize...
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New study maps underwater noise pollution in British Columbia, finds excessive noise levels in critical whale habitats

Vancouver (Thursday, Oct. 18) – A new study undertaken by researchers from Australia’s Curtin University, JASCO Applied Sciences in Canada, and Scotland’s University of St. Andrews has created the first map of underwater noise... Read More
Vancouver (Thursday, Oct. 18) – A new study undertaken by researchers from Australia’s Curtin University, JASCO Applied Sciences in...
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Living Planet at Work Volunteer

The Living Planet @ Work program, open to all organizations, will help businesses engage employees and encourage individuals in the workplace to implement more sustainable business practices and lead a wave of change at... Read More
The Living Planet @ Work program, open to all organizations, will help businesses engage employees and encourage individuals in...
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WWF Deeply Saddened By Deaths of Virunga Park Protectors

WWF is saddened to hear about the violent deaths of more people, who died while protecting one of the world’s most precious nature reserves. The conservation group expresses concern that oil exploration in this... Read More
WWF is saddened to hear about the violent deaths of more people, who died while protecting one of the...
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Happy World Rivers Day!

September 27 is World Rivers Day, a celebration of the world’s life-giving waterways which are needed for communities and watersheds to thrive. Read More
September 27 is World Rivers Day, a celebration of the world’s life-giving waterways which are needed for communities and...
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