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Trust. Respect. Compassion. Food. Oh… and the public interest!
A murmur spreads through the room as some 150 people, young and old, express their discontent with being limited to a process that seems designed to separate their personal values from the decisions we make as a society.
Posted by Mike Ambach
Royal seal of approval for ‘sustainable seafood’
WWF-UK president, Prince Charles, says it’s “critically urgent” that countries find ways of dealing with over-fishing.
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell
The Green Story Circle: The National Sweater Day Edition!
This month, I talked to the kindergartners about the classic Canadian book, ‘The Hockey Sweater’. It was a fun way to start talking about the sweaters we love, the sweaters we hate, and—most of all—why we should embrace them on February 9th for National Sweater Day.
Posted by Jessie Sitnick
Cold is the new hot: One blogger makes every day National Sweater Day
Why would I heat every inch of our 1,100 square foot home when I was occupying less than 100? For me, every day is Sweater Day.
Posted by Guest Blogger
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
Why small is beautiful in Papua New Guinea
Guest blogger Kyle Empringham, co-founder and Editor of the Starfish, says balancing the employment needs of fishing communities with conservation concerns is a tricky task — but the experience of a provincial initiative in Papua New Guinea offers ideas for success.
Posted by Guest Blogger
Close encounters of the grizzly kind
Linda Nowlan, director, Pacific conservation with WWF-Canada, talks about a magical morning on which she shared the Great Bear Sea with a wild grizzly.
Posted by Linda Nowlan
How long have we been talking about climate change?
Babies have grown into young women and young men while the nations of the world debate the finer points of who should do what to curtail carbon emissions.
Posted by Robert Powell
New Year’s resolutions – Be an agent of change
Sarah Bertollo, employee engagement specialist with WWF-Canada, talks about how Living Planet @ Work can help green your organization.
Posted by Guest Blogger
Green resolutions for a Living Planet
When I wanted some inspiration for how I could make a “green” resolution this new year, I turned to our conservation experts. Here, they share their commitments to showing some much-needed love to our planet.
Posted by Kathryn Dorrell
Discovering the Great Bear Sea
In September, WWF set sail with friends and supporters for British Columbia’s north coast.
Posted by Jo Anne Walton
Lessons from buying nothing new
One thing people have asked me about buying nothing new is: “What about gifts?”
Lessons from a Year of Buying Nothing New
5 tips on buying used clothes.
Summer Pasture
I traveled to Tibet in the summer of 2003 with my mom, where we spent a week in the capital city of Lhasa and surrounding areas. The first thing that hit me when we arrived there was just how clear and blue the sky above us was, it felt infinitely large and so close at the same time. It took our breath away.
Tell Me Tuesday: What did the Panda make you do?
As you’ve probably noticed, the WWF team is pretty obsessed with pandas – for obvious reasons. We regularly refer to ourselves as “Pandas” and our organization as “the Panda”.
Posted by Riannon John
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