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Job only half done to protect Great Bear Region
The Great Bear Sea is one of the richest cold-water marine environments in the world, but is virtually unprotected

Tanker ban will help safeguard B.C.’s north coast, but marine management plans need attention now.
On Friday, November 13, 2015, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a mandate letter that seeks to place a moratorium on oil tanker traffic off B.C.’s north coast.

Calgary Talks: Great Bear Sea and the Northern Gateway pipeline
WWF-Canada is committed to protecting the Great Bear region and stand with the Coastal First Nations – this is not the place for this pipeline.

MaPP: Collaborating to support healthy oceans
The MaPP plans open up a space in which a wider set of values can collaborate with the shared goal of supporting healthy oceans.

MaPP: A big plan for the Great Bear Sea
The province of British Columbia signed a Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP) agreement with 18 Coastal First Nations, whose traditional marine territories cover 102,000km2 of BC’s ocean environment.