Topics include: Climate Change; Fisheries; Marine Pollution (inc plastics, litter)
Country/Region: Canada
Ocean Wise has been an ocean champion for 50 years. From humble beginnings in Vancouver in 1951, we have grown into a global environmental charity that addresses overfishing, ocean pollution and climate change.
Topics include: Policy/Governance
Country/Region: Canada
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation whose purpose is to carry out environmental education with the following objective:
to educate members of the public (including members of environmental and other non-profit organizations, students, policy makers, educators, professionals and the general public) through topics such as climate change, protected areas, biodiversity, sustainable forestry, sustainable fisheries, waste management, water conservation, pesticide use and sustainable development.
We do this through a number of activities including:
Public Forums, Workshops & Events: The NLEN organizes public forums, workshops and events, usually in partnership with other organizations, to raise public awareness and education on environmental issues in our province. Educational materials: We work with our member groups to create education materials about environmental work in Newfoundland and Labrador. Participating in decisions that affect our environment: We respond to government calls for submissions on policy and legislation, and participate in multi-stakeholder consultations and initiatives. Working with our member groups to support their work through capacity building workshops, network facilitation, media support, and promotion.
Topics include: Climate Change; Conservation; Policy/Governance; Seabirds
Country/Region: Canada; Carribbean; Latin America; USA
Audubon protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Across aisles. Across landscapes. Across borders. When it comes to our environment, birds are a uniting force. Birds cross borders, from neighborhoods to states and beyond, migrating tens of thousands of miles across multiple countries from one tip of the planet to the other. And so do we. Audubon's hemispheric approach recognizes that the majority of bird species in the Americas migrate annually between Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Audubon’s programs are like the birds—unencumbered by political boundaries and seamlessly integrated across the Western Hemisphere.
Topics include: Capacity Building; Conservation
Country/Region: Canada
There is no other institution in Canada like the Huntsman – a private not-for-profit social enterprise with an oceans focused mission that also conducts world-class aquatic contract research services. Our storied past is intertwined with giants in the fields of aquatic and fisheries research. And to locate the Huntsman within beautiful St. Andrews-by-the-Sea exemplifies sage wisdom indeed. The Huntsman idea began in 1967, with Dr. John Anderson leading the charge, and testing the concept through the Visiting Investigators Program at the St. Andrews Biological Station in 1968. Success of this program provided further impetus to proceed with legal incorporation of the Huntsman Marine Laboratory in early 1969 as a completely separate, federally incorporated, non-profit, registered charitable organization. Our initial membership involved a consortium of 20 universities and several government departments that came together to become a “co-operative venture in learning.” In 1987, our name was formally changed to The Huntsman Marine Science Centre to better reflect our growth from simply being a field station to operating as an important regional centre, but our overall mission and vision did not change. As we neared our 30th year in 1999, the financial model of the Huntsman presented significant challenges for our long-term sustainability as the university members could no longer sustain the increasing costs to maintain the operations and no single university was willing to step up to assume our overall administrative and financial responsibility. Earlier in 1997, the Future Directions Committee of the Board of Directors had recommended to operate the Huntsman with two separate divisions – an Education and University Research Division and a Contract Research and Development Division. Indeed, Dr. John Anderson wrote in our 1998-99 Annual Report that:“…the more interesting challenge will be to involve University researchers in the conduct of, and delivery to industry, of aquaculture-oriented R&D. This is surely a win/win/win/win opportunity for universities, industry, government, and Huntsman.”His words were focused on the aquaculture industry but today, at the time of this writing in early 2021 and now past 50 years of age, Huntsman is meeting this challenge as we presently operate with two primary “divisions” that together, along with separate Hospitality and Vessel Departments, drive our revenue generation activities:Education & Outreach – Academic (University), Public Education and the Fundy Discovery Aquarium remain our priority areas of activity within this single consolidated department. New to the mix is a focus on the tourism “edutainment” sector (through Huntsman Marine Experiences™) and a strong outreach component as a means to capture the imaginations and expose a greater cross-section of society to the importance and wonders of our oceans.
Aquatic Biosciences – The aquaculture sector remains one of our top target sectors for on-site contract research activities through Breeding & Genetics but we have also diversified our expertise to include Aquatic Animal Health and Aquatic Toxicology. This department also presently includes Taxonomy & Biodiversity to round out our extensive aquatic research facilities and expertise within a single operational department. The win/win/win/win opportunity as described by Dr. Anderson decades ago has come to fruition as our research activities typically also involve more than 10 graduate students and Post-doctoral Fellows at any given moment in time from numerous institutions across Canada.
🏷️ Topics include: Maritime; Shipping
📍 Country/Region: Canada
Clear Seas is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides independent fact-based information to enable governments, industry, and the public to make informed decisions on marine shipping issues. We work to build awareness and trust so that all people can feel a part of the marine sector. Our vision is a sustainable marine shipping sector that is safe, vibrant, and inclusive, both now and for future generations.
Clear Seas fills knowledge gaps and builds capacity in an important sector of the Canadian and global economy. We achieve this through comprehensive research, communications, and people development programs, including Indigenous-led research and Indigenous-focused development.
🏷️ Topics include: Conservation
📍 Country/Region: Canada
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only charity dedicated to the protection of public land, freshwater and ocean with a strong national and regional presence across the country. Working in a way that respects the sovereignty and leadership of Indigenous nations, we are focused on conserving nature to respond to the dual crises of accelerated biodiversity loss and climate change.
With almost 60 years of success, we are Canada’s leader in conservation and have played a lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than the entire Yukon Territory! Our vision is that at least half of land, freshwater and ocean in Canada is permanently protected to sustain nature and people for current and future generations.
