Tag: WWF

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Bringing Curiosity back to Earth

I was astonished by the first images sent back to Earth by the Mars rover Curiosity. Here was a new planet just waiting to give up its secrets. But that astonishment quickly turned to... Read More
I was astonished by the first images sent back to Earth by the Mars rover Curiosity. Here was a...
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Thank you: The inspiration of one hour goes beyond the hour

WWF’s Earth Hour has just concluded another record sweep around our planet from Samoa on one side of the International Date Line to the Cook Islands on the other, with hundreds of millions again... Read More
WWF’s Earth Hour has just concluded another record sweep around our planet from Samoa on one side of the...
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Cherishing our shared waters

How we can make a positive difference during World Water Day, Canada Water Week, the International Year of Water Cooperation and Beyond. Read More
How we can make a positive difference during World Water Day, Canada Water Week, the International Year of Water...
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United Nations wants more than an hour for the planet

UN Secretary-General calls on world to mobilize beyond Earth Hour, as extreme weather events continue to harm families, communities and economies. Read More
UN Secretary-General calls on world to mobilize beyond Earth Hour, as extreme weather events continue to harm families, communities...
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Celebrating Canada’s building water movement

Today is World Water Day – which for us in Canada also marks the ‘big day’ for Canada Water Week. This day, and this week, is an opportunity to reflect on how and... Read More
Today is World Water Day – which for us in Canada also marks the ‘big day’ for Canada Water...
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Elephant in the Room

Mackenzie Basin is Canada’s largest–and least well known–water body. Read More
Mackenzie Basin is Canada’s largest–and least well known–water body.
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Vancouver wins global Earth Hour City title!

Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer was a hit speaker at the first global WWF Earth Hour City Champion conference in Malmo, Sweden yesterday. Despite blizzard warnings, 130 participants showed up to discuss innovative city... Read More
Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer was a hit speaker at the first global WWF Earth Hour City Champion conference...
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Sun and sea ice in the high arctic

Its -20C, a warm day in March for measuring sea ice conditions in Jones Sound, near Grise Fiord, Canada’s most northerly community. Read More
Its -20C, a warm day in March for measuring sea ice conditions in Jones Sound, near Grise Fiord, Canada’s...
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Earth Hour Team Captain: Hannah Alper,10-year-old eco-blogger, Toronto

Early environmentalist, 10-year-old Hannah Alper, is one of WWF’s seven Earth Hour Team Captains. Here, she writes about her newly launched Earth Hour pledge and what inspired her to take action for the planet. Read More
Early environmentalist, 10-year-old Hannah Alper, is one of WWF’s seven Earth Hour Team Captains. Here, she writes about her...
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