Canada should ban bee-killing neonics in 2018!

Neonicotinoid insecticides harm honeybees and many other species. They are a major, worldwide threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Send a letter to Canadian decision-makers asking them to ban all neonics now!

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Fisheries and aquaculture

The fishing industry has the largest ecological interaction with Canada’s oceans and lakes, so it’s important to ensure it is sustainable.

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Methane pollution

Cutting methane emissions is one of the cheapest, easiest and most effective things that governments can do right now to tackle climate change.

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Orca and salmon

Two of British Columbia’s most iconic species, chinook salmon and southern resident killer whales, are in trouble.

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Fisheries and aquaculture

Methane pollution

Orca and salmon

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02 Experts

Our work is driven by dozens of experts from across the disciplines of science, policy, communications and public engagement.

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Jeffery Young October 10, 2018

A little ambition can have a major impact in cutting B.C.’s methane pollution

Yannick Beaudoin October 9, 2018

What is economic success? Imagining a Canada beyond growth

Michelle Molnar July 16, 2018

Natural asset management is proving its value in the field

03 Stories

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October 18, 2018
Will the world act on climate change before it’s too late?

The IPCC special report, prepared by 91 researchers from 40 countries and based on more than 6,000 scientific resources, is clear: “Limiting global warming to 1.5ºC would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.”

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October 11, 2018
Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority

Environment and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species. But, the federal government is legally required to oversee recovery of all species at risk, not just those it chooses to prioritize.

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October 4, 2018
Get outside and save the world

Many people, especially in Western societies, are spending less time in nature than ever before. Now, we’re facing serious problems based on a lack of understanding of and attention to the natural environment.

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September 27, 2018
A butterfly-friendly balm for turbulent times

The return of monarchs is great news, because only four years ago their situation looked bleak. The eastern monarch population had plummeted from one billion two decades before to only 35 million.

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Community and culture

September 25, 2018

Faces of the new energy economy

Community and culture

August 28, 2018

Turning Toronto Zoo poo into power

People just like you are stewarding zero waste meals from seed to table