Tina Knezevic

Posts count: 23

How Indigenous communities in Canada are already implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework

December 23, 2024

“Industrialization has had a major devastating effect on every community that I’ve worked with — and I’ve worked with many communities both on the East Coast and West Coast of Canada, and a few... Read More

“Industrialization has had a major devastating effect on every community that I’ve worked with — and I’ve worked with...
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Painting the economy ‘blue’: How Nunavut can balance extraction with conservation

October 31, 2023

Nunavut is home to the fastest growing economy in Canada, with resource extraction accounting for almost 40 per cent of territorial GDP. The territory also boasts sustainable economic opportunities, rooted in traditional Inuit knowledge... Read More

Nunavut is home to the fastest growing economy in Canada, with resource extraction accounting for almost 40 per cent...
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Launch of Mapping Canada's Carbon Landscapes study at COP26

What does WWF-Canada want to see happen at the COP28 climate summit?

November 30, 2023

For three decades, world leaders have gathered annually at a “Conference of Parties” to talk global action on climate change. But COP28 in Dubai, from November 30–December 12, is particularly crucial because countries are... Read More

For three decades, world leaders have gathered annually at a “Conference of Parties” to talk global action on climate...
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Blue Carbon: What we know — and don’t know — about this nature-based climate solution

June 26, 2023

WWF-Canada recently launched a milestone collaborative report on coastal blue carbon ecosystems in Canada. So, we spoke to Jessica Currie, our senior specialist of nature-based climate solutions (NbCS), about what blue carbon means for... Read More

WWF-Canada recently launched a milestone collaborative report on coastal blue carbon ecosystems in Canada. So, we spoke to Jessica...
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Woman walking through a forest about to plant a tree

What is restoration? A look at one of nature conservation’s most critical tools

April 12, 2023

As part of our 10-year strategic plan to Regenerate Canada, WWF-Canada has the goal of restoring 1 million hectares of lost, complex ecosystems that act as essential wildlife habitat and sequester carbon in nature.... Read More

As part of our 10-year strategic plan to Regenerate Canada, WWF-Canada has the goal of restoring 1 million hectares...
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A photo of a marshland forest in the sunshine taken from above by a drone

How do we restore lost habitats? Our new restoration analysis points the way forward

April 6, 2023

Not counting towns and cities, did you know that around 50 million hectares of land in Canada — an area bigger than Yukon Territory — has been “converted” for human uses such as roads,... Read More

Not counting towns and cities, did you know that around 50 million hectares of land in Canada — an...
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‘We need to understand — we are nature:’ Indigenous leaders speak out at COP15

December 16, 2022

On the eve of the world’s environment ministers arriving in Montreal for COP15’s endgame negotiations, WWF-Canada hosted a press conference in the media room featuring speakers from three Indigenous nations. It was an opportunity... Read More

On the eve of the world’s environment ministers arriving in Montreal for COP15’s endgame negotiations, WWF-Canada hosted a press...
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How IPCAs advance protection and reconciliation

December 1, 2022

If you’re a regular WWF visitor, you’re already fairly familiar with protected areas — geographical regions of land or water with restrictions on human activities to safeguard habitat. This conservation tool offers the promise... Read More

If you’re a regular WWF visitor, you’re already fairly familiar with protected areas — geographical regions of land or...
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Beyond Targets: Spotlight on Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area

September 20, 2022

WWF-Canada’s Beyond Targets report proposes a new model for protected and conserved area establishment in Canada — one that prioritizes the advancement of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and Indigenous rights and title,... Read More

WWF-Canada’s Beyond Targets report proposes a new model for protected and conserved area establishment in Canada — one that...
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WATCH: Mapping Canada’s Carbon Landscapes launch at COP26

November 16, 2021

WWF-Canada and partners released Canada’s first-ever national carbon analysis and map during a “Panda Pavilion” panel at COP26 in Glasgow on November 10. The study, led by researchers from McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory,... Read More

WWF-Canada and partners released Canada’s first-ever national carbon analysis and map during a “Panda Pavilion” panel at COP26 in...
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Atlantic walrus sits on rocks with mountains and ocean in the background.

Underwater noise harms wildlife, here’s how to turn down the volume

July 12, 2021

As we’ve said before, underwater noise is pollution, too! So, on World Oceans Day earlier in June, WWF-International launched two reports highlighting the threats whales and other marine wildlife face when bombarded by noise... Read More

As we’ve said before, underwater noise is pollution, too! So, on World Oceans Day earlier in June, WWF-International launched...
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a kelp beach in Foggy Inlet, Newfoundland and Labrador

WWF International turns 60

April 29, 2021

As WWF-Canada, we’re focused on, well, Canada. But we’re proud to be part of an international organization that, this year, is celebrating 60 years of conservation impact. Since 1961, WWF has grown into a... Read More

As WWF-Canada, we’re focused on, well, Canada. But we’re proud to be part of an international organization that, this...
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