Conservation

WWF works to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats and address global threats. We find long-term solutions that benefit both people and nature.

Fresh Water

Lac la Martre Falls in autumn, Northwest Territories, Canada.
On the freshwater front, our vision is to ensure healthy environmental processes in 50 key river basins around the world. We are seeking partnerships to reduce demand for freshwater, while maintaining strong economies.

To ensure the protection of freshwater in Canada, WWF-Canada is:
  • Working to protect 10 million hectares of vital freshwater habitat and peatland in the Northwest Territories' Mackenzie River Basin before any gas pipeline development.
  • Ensuring that forestry companies protect critical wetlands and leave protective buffers around lakes and rivers when they harvest an area by promoting FSC certification.
  • Assessing the threats and impacts to water flow in ten nationally significant rivers.
  • Partnering with industry and corporations to develop efficient water use policies.
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Tony Maas, Senior Advisor, Freshwater Policy.
Tony Maas
Director, Freshwater Program
 

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Rivers at Risk Report

Mackenzie Watershed
Canada's most precious natural resource - fresh water - is in jeopardy due to the effects of climate change and growing water demand, according to WWF-Canada's report, Canada's Rivers at Risk.