WWF-Canada

The year is coming to an end, but one thing hasn’t changed: Canadian wildlife need your support. 🐻 If you’re considering making a gift to WWF-Canada this year, please consider donating online by Dec. 31. 🎁 You can help wildlife now and receive a 2024 tax receipt instantly: wwf.ca/givetoday

#2024ConservationWin: Thanks to YOUR action, Canada’s ocean noise strategy is finally moving forward! Over 11,000 emails and public feedback helped push the federal government to protect whales and marine life from harmful underwater noise pollution. 🐋💙 Together, we’re turning up the pressure until we see a stronger plan to keep the volume down and ensure a quieter, safer ocean for all. 🌍 Learn more about what’s next 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_p5C8BS

We're #hiring a new Associate Specialist, Conservation Operations in Toronto, Ontario. Apply today or share this post with your network.

#ICYMI: Here’s how investing in nature helps reduce business risk and build corporate resilience. Kathrin Majic, Senior Vice-president of Development at WWF-Canada sat down with Shilpi Singh, Assistant Vice-president of Sustainability at Aviva Canada, presenting partner of our Nature and Climate Grant Program (NCGP), at our annual Corporate Partnerships Summit. This summit gathers our existing partners and showcases how businesses can have an impact by making nature a priority. The growing impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss pose a threat to all industries, potentially disrupting supply chains, increasing costs and intensifying regulatory compliance measures, among other things. It's in the interest of businesses to make protecting and enhancing nature a strategic imperative. So we looked at how Aviva’s doing it. "Biodiversity loss is intrinsically linked to climate change and reducing it will help promote climate adaptation and resilience. If we can get it right via strategic partnerships and activities, we can make a meaningful difference,” said Singh. Along with their global ambition to be net zero by 2040 and their Biodiversity Policy that includes seven principles to guide their decision making, Aviva is working on a group-wide strategy with an overarching ambition and action plan to support nature. Since 2021, Aviva has contributed over $3 million to nature through the NCGP, which supports restoration efforts by local organizations and Indigenous Peoples to improve habitats and capture carbon. The program has supported the restoration of over 700 hectares of land and helped more than 283,000 Canadians become more climate resilient. “Supporting nature and tackling biodiversity loss is imperative for businesses to do,” said Singh. “At Aviva, we set an ambition and started the work before we had everything figured out. You don’t need to wait for an ideal time. You can always begin from where you are right now.” Learn more about NCGP here: https://lnkd.in/gxxGb6QV

✨ A pit viper with eyelash-like scales ✨ A leafless orchid already at risk ✨ A mango-scented ginger These are just a few of the **173 plants, 61 animals, and 3 mammals** newly documented in the latest #MekongNewSpecies report. 🚨 Many of these species face extinction threats! WWF is urging stronger protections to save them and their habitats. Dive into the discoveries: 👇 https://lnkd.in/dYsZXUXu

#ICYMI: The WWF #CNTowerClimb for Nature is back! This is your chance to conquer 1,776 steps up the iconic CN Tower / Tour CN to support wildlife and habitats across Canada. 🏙️🐾 Can’t join in person? No problem! Take part in the *Anywhere Climb for Nature* from your own neighborhood, wherever you are in Canada. Let’s take steps toward a future where nature thrives. Are you in? 👟 Register now: wwf.ca/climb

🍁 Happy National Maple Syrup Day! 🍁 Did you know that by supporting sustainable maple syrup production, you're also aiding in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss? 🌎💚 Healthy, diverse maple forests store more carbon and provide habitats for countless species. 🥞 Learn more about how your love for maple syrup can make a positive impact.

#MondayMotivation: "To be a Living Planet Leader is to understand our holistic relationship with the Earth. It's about recognizing that our actions today profoundly impact the health and vitality of our planet for generations to come. It's a commitment to balance progress with preservation, innovation with conservation, and growth with sustainability." Nidhi Nidhi, who graduated from the University of Guelph in 2023 Thank you for being a WWF #LivingPlanetLeader, Nidhi! 🙌 You too can become a leader. Here's how 👉🏼 campus.wwf.ca/leaders/

"An emergency order from Ottawa would be a lifeline for 72 southern resident orcas, whose population has reached its lowest number in 30 years. The government refused such an order six years ago." Read this opinion piece by BEATRICE FRANK, executive director of the Georgia Strait Alliance and former WWF-Canada employee.

Happy #MonkeyDay! 🐒❄️ Did you know Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, are the northernmost-living primates (not counting people)? Found across Japan's islands, they thrive in snowy mountains and even enjoy a spa day in natural hot springs heated by volcanoes! 🏔️🛁