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Category Archives: International
Tracking elusive snow leopards: Part 2
This blog is Part 1 of a 2-part series about Dr. Shrestha’s journey to the remote Himalaya’s of Bhutan to track the elusive snow leopards.
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell
Tracking elusive snow leopards: Part I
This blog is Part 1 of a 2-part series about Dr. Shrestha’s journey to the remote Himalaya’s of Bhutan to track the elusive snow leopards.
Mexico’s senate unanimously passes climate change law
Mexico just passed a historic, ambitious law on climate change. All political parties worked together to make it happen – a stark contrast to what has happened in Canada.
Posted by Zoë Caron
Nelson Mandela tweets his support as biggest Earth Hour ever sweeps across the globe
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: As the largest ever Earth Hour wraps up across Asia, Nelson Mandela has taken to Twitter to express his support for the cause to unite the world to protect the planet.
Posted by Sara Falconer
Groundbreaking Mexican Climate Change Law up for vote
A decisive moment for Mexico and climate change legislation.
Tropical forest management: Incentives for conservation, deterrents for destruction
The forests in Honduras are not doing well – more than 10% were lost from 2005-2010, and the socio-political situation makes environmental regulation difficult at all levels. What can be done?
Posted by Guest Blogger
Fascinating ancient Sahara site celebrated for World Wetlands Day
15 new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance have been declared today – World Wetlands Day – in Tunisia.
Posted by Katie Edmonds
Putting an end to tiger poaching
Zero Poaching is a new WWF initiative to stop tiger poachers in their tracks and help recover the world’s dwindling tiger population.
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell
New Zealand oil spill a wake-up call
The devastating impact of the oil spill off New Zealand on marine wildlife is a wake-up call for governments around the world, and a call for action to all of us who want to protect the planet’s natural places and precious species.
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell
People in the streets say NO to Brazilian Forest Law changes
Thousands of students, environmentalists, researchers, family farmers, progressive parliamentarians and representatives of civil society occupied the lawns in front of the Congress and the Três Poders Square, in Brasilia, to show that Brazil is not willing to accept modifications to its environmental legislation that only promote the interests of a favoured few, in this case the big agribusiness and landholding interests of the ‘ruralistas’.
Posted by Guest Blogger
Planet in Focus: Up in Smoke
I had the pleasure of meeting Adam Wakeling after the screening of Darwin at PIF. “Is it true it only costs one U.S. dollar per tree?” I asked as we stood half shivering in the cold October air outside of the ROM. “Yeah, pretty much. It’s crazy really.”
Posted by Guest Blogger
Global Tiger Day: WWF calls for an end to poaching
Silent as night – just a flash of orange and black in amongst the trees. Tigers are mysterious, majestic, and awe-inspiring creatures. As top predators, they depend on their habitat, and their ecosystem relies on them. So what right do humans have to take that away?
Posted by Steph Morgan
WWF Welcomes the Royal Couple to Canada
The Royal Couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in our nation’s capital last week, the beginning of nine-days of Canadian activities and official visits.
Posted by Zoë Caron
Tiger and leopard expert joins the WWF-Canada team
The Toronto office of WWF-Canada has the pleasure of hosting WWF-US Eastern Himalayas Conservation Scientist, Dr. Rinjan Shrestha. We’ve asked him to share about the work he does in Nepal.
Posted by Guest Blogger
50 Stories: Making a difference in Mexico
We’ve helped Mexico provide a warm welcome to its famous winged visitors – and now we’ve launched an ambitious conservation plan for this vast, diverse country.
Posted by Sara Falconer
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