Category: Coastal Temperate Rainforests

Dr. Suzanne Simard: The theme for the next International Day of Forests should be Saving our Primary Forests

In this beautiful video, author, professor, and forest ecologist Dr. Suzanne Simard explains why forests are so important to keep our planet liveable. Filmed in British Columbia, Canada, Simard walks

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MEDIA STATEMENT ON OUTCOMES OF COP15/CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

December 19, 2022, Vancouver — Canopy welcomes the commitment by national governments to protect 30% of the world’s land and marine areas by 2030 as an important step to conserving

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Fires, Floods, and Forests

Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe industrial forestry and its impacts in places as far away as Congo Basin and Borneo, as well as closer

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Artist addresses deforestation crisis through powerful camouflage art

The climate-inspired statement hopes to spur action from policymakers and corporations to protect the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests. British Columbia, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 — Canopy, the award-winning international

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Award Winning Artist to Shine Light on Plight of World’s Most Vital Forests

Today, Canopy is embarking on a unique project. We’re partnering with internationally renowned camouflage artist, Filippo Ioco, to call on local and global decision-makers to protect vital forests around the

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Canopy’s Latest Tree Talks with Edward Burtynsky

In June, world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky joined Canopy’s Founder and Executive Director Nicole Rycroft for Canopy’s most recent Tree Talks event. The discussion conducted via Zoom, explored the impact of

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MEDIA ADVISORY: World-renowned Camouflage Artist Shines Light on Plight of World’s Most Vital Forests

British Columbia, August 23, 2022 — Award-winning artist Filippo Ioco, known for his groundbreaking optical illusion body art, is bringing his craft to the west coast of British Columbia to

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200+ Dignitaries Call for Immediate Protection of British Columbia’s Large Old Growth Forests

Indigenous Leaders, Scientists, Business Execs, Artists, Athletes, Politicians Send Joint Message to BC Premier FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2021, Vancouver – Today, more than 200 prominent people, acclaimed in

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100+ Luminaries Call for Protection of Old Growth Forests in British Columbia

Indigenous Leaders, Politicians, Scientists, Artists, Athletes, and Business Leaders Unite in Message to BC Premier Vancouver, June 18, 2021 — Today more than one hundred prominent people from across Canadian

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Great news for an iconic forest with a history!

A Letter from our Executive Director on Canopy and the Clayoquot Sound   Dear Friends, There is a place on the edge of the world – well, of the North

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IDEALISHLIFE.COM: How to Keep Old-Growth Trees Out of Your Clothes

There’s something remarkably soft about walking through an old-growth temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. Moss covers forest floors and giant fallen tree trunks like a plush blanket. Nutrient-rich soil,

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Music to Our Ears – Canada Commits to Support Clayoquot Sound Protection Vision

Clayoquot Sound is not a type of music, it’s a coastal rainforest. But Clayoquot Sound in the 1990’s was to forest activism what Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” was

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