Environmental conservation news: Canada
03 Sep 2008
Long haul to measure Arctic sea ice confirmed
WWF has welcomed the news that a pioneering expedition to deliver the most accurate measurements yet of the arctic ocean ice sheet has secured the funding it needs for the survey. » Read more
13 Aug 2008
Advertising not sustainable, authority tells Shell
A Shell suggestion in advertising that oil sands were a sustainable energy source has been ruled out of order by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, upholding a complaint lodged by WWF-UK.
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29 Jul 2008
Scraping the bottom of the oil barrel a significant new climate risk
Exploitation of North America’s shale and tar-sand oil reserves could increase atmospheric CO2 levels by up to 15%, a new report from WWF-UK and the major UK financial group Co-Operative Financial Services (CFS) has warned.
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29 Jul 2008
Scraping the bottom of the barrel – unconventional oil could cost us the earth
With oil prices soaring, investing in unconventional fuel sources - such as oil sands or oil shale – could appear to be an attractive option, but according to a new report released today by WWF and the Co-operative Financial Services (CFS), such investments are both environmentally and economically unsustainable and can only serve to undermine international efforts to combat climate change.
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03 Jul 2008
G8 nations lagging in climate change race
None of the leading industrialized nations are currently on target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to avoid the threshold level for unacceptable risk of catastrophic climate change, according to new research into national policies and performance.
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03 Jun 2008
Climate Witness: Bob Smith, Canada
In his 82 years, Bob Smith has noticed many changes in the environment and climate of southern Alberta, Canada. The winters are much milder and he has witnessed a significant decline in the glaciers of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The pine bark beetle is also infesting local forests. » Read more
22 Apr 2008
Bowie Seamount designated as Canada’s seventh Marine Protected Area
After many years working with partners on the conservation of Bowie Seamount in the northeast Pacific, WWF-Canada celebrated the official designation of the site as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) on April 17.
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31 Mar 2008
Earth Hour great success - Millions turn off lights, while one village turns them on.
Millions globally signalled a new awareness of climate change by turning off their lights for an hour last Saturday night. World landmarks – the Sydney Opera House, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and Bangkok's Wat Arun Rajawarahrahm Pagoda disappeared into the night sky.
One community, however, did it differently. Visogo Village in Fiji celebrated Earth Hour by turning their light switches on . . . for the first time.
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12 Mar 2008
Bloated Mediterranean tuna fleet in race for the last bluefin
Rome, Italy – The most comprehensive analysis yet of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fleet shows it conservatively having twice the fishing capacity of current quotas and more than three and a half times the catch levels recommended by scientists to avoid stock collapse. » Read more
05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.
The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more
