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We have the power to create a brighter future
This is our last column for 2020. What a year it’s been! As if things…
GenClimateAction: How youth-led litigation is making Canadian legal history
After a historic legal victory last month, the young people leading a landmark climate lawsuit…
It’s time for Canada to Address Environmental Racism
In Canada, we’re quick to favourably compare ourselves to our southern neighbours. COVID-19 caseloads may…
Pandemic Causes A Surge in Interest in Green Fins Dominican Republic
The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – and Reef Check Dominican Republic have…
DEMA Industry Alert: Proposal to Ban Shark Diving U.S. Federal Waters
At its quarterly meeting in October 2020, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) staff…
Ecojustice is going to Court to Protect Important Wetlands in Ontario
We’re going to court to protect important wetlands in Ontario, a crucial defence in the…
Cuban Marine Parks during the Pandemic
Imagine yourself staring out across an endless expanse of saltwater flats, mangroves, and pristine beaches…
Cherry Street Bridge on the Move
Here comes the bridge! Only a “crazy boat nerd” would get up at 4 a.m.…
Rediscovering the Fundamentals of life
Throughout Canada and around the world, the second wave of COVID-19 is hitting hard. Over…
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
We have more climate momentum to celebrate: Last week November 12, 2020 the federal government introduced…
Friendships make life and climate better
Recently I’ve been thinking about what a low-carbon life might actually look like. We would…
Florida is the Fifteenth State in the United States to Ban the Shark Fin Trade
According to a report from Sharkwater, Florida was the epicentre of the shark fin trade.…
Canada’s Plastics Ban should include Beverage Containers
What we refer to as “plastic” hasn’t been around for long. But its usefulness has…
North of Long Tail – Behind the Lens
Photo Credit – Facebook From Environmental Defence Canada We’re launching a special project with documentary…
Protect Ontario Lakes
Ontario’s lakes and watersheds need your help. Ontario’s more than 250,000 lakes contain about one-fifth…
Reef-World Launches Green Fins CleanUp Guidelines
New guidelines for conducting environmentally friendly beach and underwater cleanups The Reef-World Foundation – the international…
Help us Clean up Plymouth Sound
By Mallory Rachel Haas in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom With your support 1000TyresProject aims to reduce the pollutants…
U.S. Election shows need to bend the arc toward Justice
After finishing high school in Ontario in the 1950s, I was awarded a scholarship from…
Anchor Dive Lights Works Towards More Sustainable Scuba Diving
As a well-known manufacturer of high quality dive torches from Ireland, Anchor Dive Lights wants…
Introducing, Sharks4Kids
The goal of Sharks4Kids is to create a new generation of shark advocates through access…
Ghost Fleet – Join An Exclusive At-Home Screening
You are invited to a Ghost Fleet exclusive at-home screening and an online discussion and…
Oceana Canada Report Reveals the Hidden Consequences of Canada’s Opaque Seafood Supply Chains
A report featuring new data from leading fisheries economists released today by Oceana Canada reveals that Canada’s…
Canada invests $1.43 million to support the creation of the Arqvilliit lndigenous protected and conserved area
Inuit have been leaders in environmental stewardship and effective resource management since time immemorial. That’s…
What do we lose when the caribou disappear?
One caribou herd in Jasper National Park is gone. The two remaining are on the…
Beyond Tourism Challenge Win To Drive Global Marine Conservation Impact
IDB support to enable Green Fins Global Hub development and launch of Green Fins Costa…
New Estimate Finds North Atlantic Right Whale Population Plummeting
Oceana Calls on NOAA Fisheries for Immediate Action to Save Whales from Extinction. A new…
EAC celebrates provincial plastic bag ban, urges further action to reduce plastic pollution
Nova Scotia’s long-awaited plastic bag ban comes into effect today, exactly one year after the Plastic Bags Reduction Act was passed.…
The 2020 Water Docs Film Festival is Now Online
Ecologos is pleased to invite you to the Water Docs Film Festival 2020, which will…
Decolonization requires action and new ways of seeing
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have been living in a landscape defined by…
Reef-World’s Conservation Impact Remains Strong Despite Global Pandemic
Reef-World’s annual report reveals tangible conservation impact despite COVID-19 disruptions New figures out today reveal…
Learn more about Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Cyanea capillata aka Lion’s mane jellyfish is named for its showy, trailing tentacles reminiscent of…
Six critically endangered sawfish found dead on the side of the road in Florida Everglades
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement offers reward up to $20,000 for information NOAA’s Office of…
Reef-World Announces 2020 Green Fins Award Winners
The Green Fins Award recognises the world’s most environmentally friendly dive centres The Reef-World Foundation –…
Government must reject industry efforts to derail clean fuel standard
In its throne speech, the federal government committed to exceed Canada’s 2030 climate targets. The…
Canada Steps Up with Bid to Save Endangered Atlantic Mako Sharks
Endangered Atlantic shortfin mako sharks are set to take centre stage in the 2020 deliberations…
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Now Available on Netflix
A broadcaster recounts his life, and the evolutionary history of life on Earth, to grieve…
Climate Action Day – A Free Webinar This November
This project aims to change students’ behavior and societies’ mindset concerning climate change and environmental…
To save wild salmon, Discovery Islands fish farms must go
During their miraculous but perilous journey from inland spawning grounds, down rivers, out to sea…
How Do We Shape Green Tourism In A Post-Pandemic World?
Join Reef-World and a panel of industry experts at the first ever Scuba.Digital for an…
Learn more about Marine Protected Areas in Cuba
Cuba has recognized that conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity is a priority. One…
Sharktober, Dive In With Liz and Sylvia
This is a month-long celebration of sharks, some of the ocean’s most beautiful, mysterious, misunderstood, and…
Save Wolf Lake, A Unique and Irreplaceable Ecological Gem
We should protect it, not destroy it! Some places are too special to be dug…
Learn more about the Northern Giant Pacific Octopus
A large marine cephalopod belonging to the genus Enteroctopus is the giant North Pacific Octopus…
Humility, caring and wisdom make a better future possible
For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People…
Introducing Ocean Wise
We are on a mission to protect and restore the world’s oceans. Our vision is…