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Stars Release Call for a Global Agreement to Protect 80% of the Amazon Rainforest by 2025 at COP15 Dec 19, 2022

Last week, at the UN Convention on Biodiversity’s 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, a group of international organizations and artists released a powerful video appealing to the global community in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and allies of the Amazon calling for respect for Indigenous rights, recognition of Indigenous territories, and a global agreement for the permanent protection of 80% of the Amazon rainforest by 2025. More →

STRONGER TOGETHER, TOUS ENSEMBLE Raises Over $6 Million Apr 30, 2020

Following this week’s historic all-Canadian special, STRONGER TOGETHER, TOUS ENSEMBLE, it was announced today that more than $6 million has been raised to date to provide immediate support to Food Banks Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. More →

Stars Announced for Historic STRONGER TOGETHER, TOUS ENSEMBLE Broadcast Apr 24, 2020

More than four dozen big-name Canadians have signed on for the historic broadcast STRONGER TOGETHER, TOUS ENSEMBLE, it was announced today. More →

David Suzuki - LNG Is Not The Clean Fuel You May Think It Is Sep 21, 2017

Environmentalist David Suzuki offers these facts about fracking, busting the myths surrounding natural gas / methane: More →

David Suzuki Has A Warning For The Dominant Species Sep 20, 2017

In case you haven’t heard of it, Earth Overshoot Day is the day in the year when humans have used more from nature than the planet can renew within those 12 months. More →

David Suzuki Talks Citizen Science May 25, 2017

“Canada’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph has the genomes of more than 265 thousand named species identified with barcodes in its database,” says David Suzuki. “The cost to analyze a sample against this free public database is about $10.” More →

David Suzuki Says Canada Cannot Dig Its Way Out Of The Fossil Fuels Pit Dec 2, 2016

Environmentalist David Suzuki recently lamented on the typical political perspective on fossil fuels. More →

Jane Fonda Supports The David Suzuki Foundation Apr 26, 2016

When actress Jane Fonda first heard environmentalist David Suzuki speak, back in 1989 at an event in Malibu, she found him more impressive than all the Hollywood elite present. More →

David Suzuki Questions Canada's Pipeline Plans Mar 28, 2016

Canada’s newest prime minister, Justin Trudeau, made it a point to announce to the world’s media in Paris that under his rein Canada would be taking climate change seriously after years under a previous government that did not. More →

Neil Young Pledges $100,000 To Blue Dot Movement Nov 11, 2015

Neil Young has pledged $100,000 to David Suzuki's Blue Dot Movement. More →

A Success In Banning Bee-Killing Pesticides Dec 2, 2014

When the David Suzuki Foundation called for a ban on bee-killing pesticides in Canada this summer, someone was listening. More →

David Suzuki Petitions Government To Ban Neonics Jul 7, 2014

After the Task force on Systemic Pesticides (TFSP) published their definitive analysis that neonics cause serious risks to bees and other beneficial species – such as butterflies, earthworms and birds – activist David Suzuki is calling on government to ban neonics in Canada. More →

David Suzuki Supports Radioactive Data Collection Mar 14, 2014

Three years after the nuclear plant meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, there is little known about its effects on the ocean’s fish stocks. More →

David Suzuki Uses Courts To Enforce Wildlife Protection Mar 12, 2014

A verdict has arrived in a lawsuit filed in Canada in September 2012, and environmentalist David Suzuki is pleased: the two ministries responsible for protecting endangered and threatened wildlife must produce recovery strategies for four species – the Pacific humpback whale, Nechako white sturgeon, marbled murrelet and southern mountain caribou – “in a timely fashion”. More →

David Suzuki Connects Extreme Weather And Climate Change Oct 25, 2013

Superstorms and floods have become commonly occurring disasters. The climate is changing and human influence is speeding it along. More →

Jane Goodall Fights For Human Responsibility Jul 25, 2013

“It’s as though we’re on a bus rushing towards a brick wall, but we’re arguing about which is the best seat,” says conservationist Jane Goodall quoting environmental activist David Suzuki. More →

David Suzuki Explains The Economy-Ecology Conflict Mar 27, 2013

Environmentalist David Suzuki was very pleased when he found out that Jeff Rubin, former CIBC World Markets Chief Economist, had written The End of Growth, a book explaining that an economy cannot continue to grow without end on a finite planet. More →

Pachamama Wins Her First Case Jan 11, 2013

Environmentalist and activist David Suzuki's new episode of The Nature of Things highlights some surprising and bold South American initiatives that contribute to economies while considering environmental impact. More →

David Suzuki Steps Down And Speaks Out Apr 27, 2012

Earlier this month, one of Canada’s leading environmental experts, David Suzuki, stepped off the board of directors of the David Suzuki Foundation. More →

Massive Greenpeace Celebrity Charity Auction Raises Money For Rainbow Warrior Aug 26, 2011

Celebrities from around the world are taking their commitment to save the planet to the next level to raise money for Greenpeace's new flagship Rainbow Warrior. From backstage passes to private lunches you’ll see celebrities giving it up to the highest bidder in an attempt to raise money to pay for the world’s leading environmental organization’s new environmentally friendly ship. More →

David Suzuki’s Legacy Lecture To Become A Feature Documentary Dec 28, 2009

Environmentalist, activist, scientist, David Suzuki gave his highly anticipated Legacy Lecture this month to a sold-out audience. The 73-year-old’s presentation was based on the premise, “If I had one last lecture to give, what would I say?” More →

David Suzuki Receives Alternative Nobel Oct 23, 2009

Environmentalist David Suzuki will receive an honorary alternative Nobel – the Right Livelihood Award – for his decades-long efforts to raise awareness about climate change. Suzuki will receive the award in December in Sweden, just ahead of Nobel Prize presentations. More →

Stars Design Plates For Parkinson's May 5, 2009

More than 40 celebrities from around the world are doing their part to help the Parkinson Society Maritime Region (PSMR) fight a disease that affects over a million people in North America. More →