Posts tagged: Forests

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’.

December 06, 2011
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.”

October 20, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

VIFF: ‘That Which Once Was’ and ‘Rainforest’

Before watching Richard Boyce’s Rainforest, I was delighted to view a short film, That Which Once Was, a new film to VIFF directed by Kimi Takesue and a FutureStates 2011 Audience Award Winner.

October 13, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

A trip to Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, by WWF’s Freshwater Ambassador and NHL Great, Scott Niedermayer

It was the middle of September. My former NHL teammates were gearing up to start their pre-season games, and I was up a creek.

I mean that literally: I was standing in the middle of a salmon stream on the Great Bear coast.

October 04, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

Living the sweet life: Using what you’re good at to do what you love

The day I realized I had to quit my job, I pulled my girlfriend (now my wife) into a meeting room at the office where we both worked and said, “Tell me I’m doing the right thing.” “You are doing the right thing,” she said without batting an eye. And that was that.

July 05, 2011
Posted by Hadley Archer

Living Planet profile: Steven Price on the International Year of the Forest

2011 is the UN’s International Year of the Forest. WWF’s Steven Price talks about whether we can continue to meet the world’s demand for paper products while protecting forests.

June 21, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

50 Stories: Conserving Russia’s forests

From Siberian tigers to the Earth’s climate, a lot depends on Russia’s vast forests.

June 12, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

50 Stories: Saving Sumatra

A spectacular island paradise, Sumatra harbours four of the world’s most beloved species.

June 11, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

50 Stories: Ramping up to 100 million hectares…and beyond

In 1989, Glen Davis—an environmental philanthropist and strong supporter of WWF—persuaded me to edit a book we called Endangered Spaces, which included the Canadian Wilderness Charter, akin to a “Bill of Rights” for nature. It was a bold statement of hope in the midst of a dreary time for conservation in our country.