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The election was a win for nature, but now comes the real work
This next stage must be about implementation, removing politics, and ignoring misinformation, and that requires a new approach to how government functions. Canada is home to the world’s longest coastline, nearly 25 per cent of the world’s wetlands, 20 per cent of its freshwater, and nine per cent of its forests, lands, and waters that host about 80,000 plant and animal species. Our natural wealth is extraordinary—and increasingly under pressure.
Megan Leslie offers sneak peek at our 'big and ambitious' 2024
Happy new year and happy new opportunities to make a difference, together, for nature. To give you a sneak peek into 2024, WWF-Canada president & CEO, Megan Leslie, is sharing some of what we have in store. When I look back at 2023, I feel a huge sense of accomplishment for all the work we’ve been able to do at WWF-Canada — but I don’t like to look back for too long because we’re aiming for an even bigger year! Of course, we’re still working towards our big, bold goals to Regenerate Canada.
Beyond the Destination: The Multifaceted Impact of Working in the Incentive Travel Industry on Personal, Family, and Community Life
Catherine Shelton is one of five David Riddell Scholarship recipients who will be attending SITE Global Conference 2025 thanks to the generous support of SITE Foundation. Having a career in the incentive travel industry has had a profound and multifaceted impact on my life, extending to my personal experiences, family dynamics, and community contributions.
Angela Kane and Megan Leslie: How Indigenous-led restoration can help meet COP28's climate targets Original
Advertisement 1 Opinion: As we look to restore fire-ravaged lands in Canada, Indigenous communities take an approach that includes planting the right mixture of tree species • • Article content As COP28, the UN’s 28th climate change summit, wraps up in Dubai, there are still nearly 300 active wildfires across Canada, adding to the 18.5 million hectares of forest already burned this year. If this year of mass evacuations and lost habitats has taught us anything, it’s that climate change is here.
Bring back nature, bring back the promise of a future where wildlife and people thrive
To truly halt and reverse wildlife loss and climate change, we need to restore nature. Give today to help us restore one million hectares of lost habitats for species like the grey fox, short-eared owl, monarch butterfly and western chorus frog. When you envision the future of nature, what do you see? I imagine forests that stretch as far as the eye can see, bursting with majestic trees and earthy smells. Lush wetlands echoing with the songs of countless birds.
After the fire: How technology can drive successful restoration
In the midst of Canada’s worst wildfire season in recorded history, it’s time to re-evaluate how we deal with the restoration of forest ecosystems. Megan Leslie, WWF-Canada’s president & CEO, delivered a keynote address at the recent Collision tech conference in Toronto about how Indigenous-led conservation and technology can help build resilience in the face of climate change. “One thing about me is I’m an incredible optimist, and that’s been a pretty hard position to hold on to lately.
At COP15, business will hear that it can't afford to ignore the biodiversity crisis anymore Original
Megan Leslie and Jason Storah: Delegates to call on business leaders to commit to biodiversity to sustain populations, economies Fur seals rest on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The planet’s monitored wildlife populations have plummeted by an average of 69 per cent in the past 50 years. Photo by NATHAN HOWARD /Reuters Article content By Megan Leslie and Jason Storah Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
At COP15, business will hear that it can't afford to ignore the biodiversity crisis anymore
Megan Leslie and Jason Storah: Delegates to call on business leaders to commit to biodiversity to sustain populations, economies Article content By Megan Leslie and Jason Storah Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content If the numbers surrounding nature were presented as a financial report, they’d stop anyone in their tracks: Our planet’s monitored wildlife populations have plummeted by an average of 69 per cent in the past 50 years.
Q&A with Monte Hummel
Megan Leslie: Monte, you’ve been at WWF-Canada for over 40 years. Tell us a bit about what the organization was like back then. Monte Hummel: I joined WWF-Canada in 1978, when there were only three people in the organization. I came from Pollution Probe and I’d been an environmental activist for some time, so coming to WWF, with its scientific advisors and its corporate board, was new for both me and for them. There are a few reasons I made the switch to WWF. The first one is obvious: I love nature.
What impact has the industry made on you, your family, and your community?
David Riddell Scholarship Recipient Each year, SITE Foundation proudly presents a few of its members with to support their Global Conference registration and attendance costs. Here is the original essay submission from Megan Leslie, one of this year's recipients who will be joining us at Global Conference 2024 in Istanbul from February 26-29. by Megan Leslie To my mind, the event industry embodies a harmonious whirlwind of activities.
Realize the Full Potential of Hybrid Working With Blended Learning
Before COVID-19, the office was thought to be pivotal to productivity, engagement and business outcomes. Companies invested heavily in physical spaces to attract and retain employees. Now that businesses are recovering, and we are getting used to this hybrid world of work, global corporations and SMBs (small-to-mid-sized businesses) alike are reducing square footage.
Nature can help restore Canada after COVID-19 Original
By Megan LeslieContributor Wed., July 29, 2020timer3 min. read It’s almost time; we can all feel it. But know that we are not passive observers, waiting to see what’s on the other side. The coronavirus crisis has created a potentially transformative pivot point in history — and it’s up to us to meet this moment and safeguard our future.
Megan Leslie: Why you should vote for the environment in this federal election
Just when you thought you’d never see my name again during an election campaign, here I am! But this time I’m not asking you to vote for me — I’m asking you to vote for the environment. But what does that mean, and why does it matter? Voting for the environment is about voting for the future; for the world we choose to leave to our children and their children.
Nature can save us
It’s a lucky day when herpers spot a Blanding’s turtle basking in the sun. These birders for the reptile set are thrilled when they catch a glimpse of this turtle’s yellow throat, high-domed shell and perpetual happy smile. Sadly, some populations in Canada are threatened and endangered, mainly because of the loss of their wetland habitat. Wildlife loss like this is all too common, with monitored reptile and amphibian populations in Canada experiencing declines of 34 per cent on average since 1970.
OPINION: Marine protected areas must work for people and wildlife
Nova Scotians have a chance to shape the future of marine protection in our province, and we should grab it with both hands. Ocean ecosystems on the planet are under increasing pressures from climate change, pollution and over-exploitation. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a way to help conserve ocean ecosystems and to help wildlife populations recover. The federal government recently announced two new areas that could eventually become full MPAs in the waters off Nova Scotia.
Research and technology won’t feed starving southern resident orcas
More funding was announced by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc on March 15 for initiatives to protect southern resident killer whales, the iconic orcas off the southern coast of British Columbia that are slowly starving to death. While funding for technology and research is important, a cash infusion alone won’t feed the 76 orcas facing extinction today.
Harassment on the Hill | Voice of the City | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST
Last week allegations of harassment by Members of Parliament toward Members of Parliament were made public. This has shone a light on a workplace that is stuck in another era when it comes to gender equality; where power is currency; and where we don't even have something as simple as policies on how to deal with harassment. My workplace is like any other workplace in Canada in many ways. Harassment is an issue in Parliament like it is anywhere else, and we need to work toward eliminating it.
2011 Election Debate Twitter Stats
The following stats are from Tweeets Politwitter collected during the leaders debate on April 12th between 7:00pm and 10:00pm EST. Because of the increased traffic to Politwitter along with the high volume of tweets the database was having issues during the debate and I had to close the site.
Megan Leslie Gets New Job As WWF Canada Consultant
Former NDP environment critic and Halifax MP Megan Leslie is returning to Ottawa — but not as an elected official this time. Leslie says she has accepted a position as senior consultant on ocean governance with World Wildlife Fund Canada. In that role she'll cross party lines to further the organization's five-year plan with federal and provincial governments.The job starts in a couple of weeks, she says. Megan Leslie speaks in the House of Commons during question period.
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