CWF Encourages Education at Critical Climate Convention

The Canadian Wildlife Federation will emphasize education as a key component of its work at COP15, the International Climate Convention in Copenhagen this December.

“We cannot deal with the impacts of climate change without education,” said Wade Luzny, Executive Vice President of the Canadian Wildlife Federation. “What’s needed is a road map that prepares and educates civil society for solutions. As a non-profit charitable organization that represents more than 320,000 supporters in Canada, one of our jobs is to develop education strategies to help Canadians reduce their impacts and adapt to climate change.”

CWF is hosting two breakfast networking meetings for Canadian COP15 delegates at the convention centre restaurant in Copenhagen. On Dec. 10, we focus on Canada’s Arctic and welcome special guest, Mr. Earle G. Baddaloo, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Environment, Government of Nunavut. On Dec. 14, we welcome guests from the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development Education Caucus. Award winning Canadian filmmaker Mark Terry, creator of the new documentary The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning, will join us for both breakfast meetings.

Original video footage from Denmark will be uploaded to the CWF website beginning the second week of the COP15 conference. These webcasts will feature interviews with our delegation, including internationally recognized fellows of the CWF Learning Institute. The public is invited to visit canadianwildlifefederation.ca to watch the unscripted interviews and find out more about the impacts of climate change on Canada’s wildlife.

COP15 will bring nearly 200 countries together to decide the steps that must be taken to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions post 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire.

“A thorough approach to climate change education must be prioritized,” Luzny said. “Working together, we can make a difference to the kind of legacy we leave behind.”
 
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About the Canadian Wildlife Federation:

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation of our natural world. By spreading knowledge of human impacts on the environment, developing and delivering educational programs, sponsoring research, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources, recommending policy changes and co-operating with like-minded partners, CWF encourages a future in which Canadians can live in harmony with nature. Visit canadianwildlifefederation.ca.

For more information contact:

Heather Robison
Media and Community Relations Officer
Canadian Wildlife Federation
306-550-4155
heatherr@cwf-fcf.org
canadianwildlifefederation.ca