SEND a MESSAGE: Expand Alberta's Protected Areas System! SEND a MESSAGE!

May 15, 2020 Ken Wu

HALT the CLOSURE and/or ELIMINATION of ALBERTA’s PARKS and PROTECTED AREAS!

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The Alberta government is planning to "de-protect" or eliminate at least 19 Provincial Parks and Natural Areas (10 provincial parks, 9 natural areas), which could open them up to industrial resource extraction or commercial development, as well as eliminating 146 Provincial Recreation Areas, totaling 16,000 hectares (including threatened and endangered grasslands, aspen parkland and foothills ecosystems).

PBS Mini-Doc on Protecting BC's Old-Growth forests with Ken Wu

May 11, 2020 Ken Wu

Here is a new PBS mini-documentary on the old-growth forests of British Columbia and the work of the EEA’s executive director Ken Wu to save them, in the Human Elements series of Crosscuts, a KCTS news program based out of Seattle on science and the environment. In the Lower Mainland around Vancouver, only about 3% of the original high-productivity, low elevation, valley bottom old-growth forests remain, the rest being clearcut and largely second-growth, farmland, or city and suburbs now. While we support the immediate protection of BC's endangered old-growth forests, we also support a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry (as well as protection of high conservation value second-growth stands). This was filmed in early March at the Echo Lake Ancient Forest (of which about 60% is protected but 40% remains at risk) near Mission in Sts'ailes territory:

Earth Day Covid Environmental Deregulation Interview

May 11, 2020 Ken Wu

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See a CHEK TV piece with the EEA's Ken Wu on Aprilb22, 2020 on the 50 year anniversary of Earth Day regarding the threat of environmental deregulation by opportunistic governments during the covid crisis, such as the Alberta government under Jason Kenney, the Ontario government under Doug Ford, and the US government under Donald Trump, who have suspended reporting and/or compliance on various environmental regulations

Op-Ed (Times Colonist): Rediscovering Nature in a Time of Lockdown, by Ken Wu

April 29, 2020 Ken Wu

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A commentary by Ken Wu, the executive director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.

“In crisis lies opportunity,” so the maxim goes. As terrible as COVID-19 is, the resulting lockdown has given us a vital opportunity.

TODAY: Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary – Support Nature in the time of COVID-19!

April 22, 2020 Ken Wu

To Ecosystem Enthusiasts!

TODAY, April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day held back on this day in 1970 that touched off the modern environmental movement!

Alberta government about to "de-park" or eliminate protected areas in Alberta

March 5, 2020 Ken Wu

Dinosaur Provincial Park will experience the closure of a campground, while 19 protected areas will be eliminated.

The Alberta government is moving to "de-protect" or eliminate by May 1st at least 19 Provincial Parks and Natural Areas (10 parks, 9 natural areas), which could open them up to industrial resource extraction, as well as 146 Provincial Recreation Areas, totalling 16,000 hectares (including threatened and endangered grasslands, aspen parkland and foothills ecosystems).

Manitoba Tour Success - THANK YOU!

February 21, 2020 Ken Wu

World renowned conservation biologist Dr. Reed Noss and the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance's executive director Ken Wu finished a series of presentations last week in Manitoba on Feb. 10 and 11 speaking on the science and politics of expanding the scale of ecosystem protection in Canada. It was a great tour! Thanks to Dr. Kristen Lowitt for organizing the Brandon talks as well as Dr. Chris Malcolm, the Brandon University Faculty of Science, and Lowitt's colleagues for supporting the Brandon talks, and in Winnipeg to Emily Thoroski for organizing the presentations, and to the Wildlife Society of Manitoba, Dr. Nicola Koper, Dr. Rick Baydak, Dr. Jim Roth and Dr. Jane Waterman of the Faculty of Environmental Science and Studies and their grad students at the University of Manitoba for supporting the events! And thanks to all the enthusiastic conservationists who showed up!

Globe and Mail Article: For Vancouver Island’s old-growth explorers, naming trees is a delight – but saving them is a challenge

January 17, 2020 Ken Wu

By Justine Hunter. Photos by Melissa Renwick.

Conservationist Ken Wu has chronicled B.C.'s ancient trees and given them catchy names, hoping it will build support to keep them standing. Now, the province faces crucial choices about logging, biodiversity, Indigenous rights and the fate of the forests

SEND a MESSAGE: Protect BC's Endangered Old-Growth Forests!

January 9, 2020 Ken Wu

** SEND a MESSAGE Below! (and see new update - Nov. 2020)

BC’s old-growth forests are vital to support many unique and endangered species, First Nations cultures, B.C.’s multi-billion-dollar tourism industry, and to provide clean water for communities and wild salmon. In addition, and they store more carbon per hectare than even tropical forests do.

How is the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance Any different? What's the point in Yet Another Environmental Group?

January 1, 2020 Ken Wu

A common question that is asked is "How is the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance different than all those environmental organizations out there? Why not just support those groups that exist now?"

The answer is that our mandate has some vital differences from what is done so far by the status quo of the conservation movement - differences we believe that build on the existing necessary work of the movement, but constitute a vital niche for us that must get filled.

What will it take to save nature?

December 29, 2019 Ken Wu

If we want to see the protection of endangered forests, grasslands, wetlands, and native ecosystems across Canada on a much larger scale, it will take:

Expanding the conservation movement to really engage “non-traditional allies” (eg's. businesses, unions, diverse faith groups, scientists and academics, multi-cultural outreach, outdoor recreation groups) to build sufficient clout to change policy.
Major support for Indigenous Protected Areas proposals, policy-wise and funding.
Fighting for places, not just policies, by supporting local conservation champions.

Why should you help fund the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance? An overview

December 23, 2019 Ken Wu

The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance was launched just over one year ago, in the fall of 2018, with an ambitious goal to scale up the protection of all native ecosystems in Canada - from coniferous to deciduous forests, from grasslands to wetlands, from freshwater to marine ecosystems - to reach a target of 50% protection of lands and waters across Canada by 2030. At the same time we aim to set an example to help transform the approach of much of the environmental movement to move beyond primarily engaging environmental activist constituencies to focus much more on “non-traditional allies” to broaden the movement.

Endangered Ecosystems Alliance - News Media Coverage in 2018 and 2019

December 23, 2019 Ken Wu

The following list (with links) are some of the news media coverage of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance and our campaigns since our launch over a year ago (this is not a complete list). Through the news media we have reached millions of Canadians on our campaigns, and hundreds of thousands more people via social media.

Opinion Piece (in the Times Colonist): Saving Old-Growth Requires More than Government Talk

November 30, 2019 Ken Wu

The Times Colonist has recently printed an opinion piece by the Endangered Ecosystem Alliance’s Ken Wu. For brevity several key lines were cut. We print the original article here in its entirety followed by a link to the online article in the newspaper

SEND a MESSAGE! Expand Canada's Protected Areas System for our Health, Wealth, and Survival!

October 14, 2019 Ken Wu

PLEASE SEND a MESSAGE BELOW to the federal, provincial, and territorial governments of Canada to take a pivotal step to avert both the extinction and climate crises by committing to protect and restore 50% of Canada in all types of land and marine ecosystems by 2030. Currently 11.7% of Canada’s land area is protected, and 14% of Canada’s marine waters have some degree of protection.

Vancouver Sun op-ed by Ken Wu: What will it take to save BC's old-growth forests?

October 8, 2019 Ken Wu

The recent fires raging in the Amazon have begun to focus the world’s attention on the destruction of forests in general — including the logging of B.C.’s magnificent, old-growth, temperate rainforests — the grandest forests on earth next to the U.S. redwoods.

Push to Scale-up Ecosystem Protection at GlobalClimate Strike

September 27, 2019 Ken Wu

Push to Vastly Scale-Up Nature Protection as Conservationists Join Greta Thunberg’s Global Climate Strike – the largest environmental protests in world history!

Endangered Ecosystems Alliance commends $175 million federal support for Indigenous Protected Areas and Clayoquot Sound

August 19, 2019 Ken Wu

Endangered Ecosystems Alliance commend the Federal Government for $175 million Conservation Funding for 27 Indigenous Protected Areas.

BC Government’s announces protection for 54 of BC’s biggest trees.

July 17, 2019 Ken Wu

July 17, 2020

BC Government’s announces protection for 54 of BC’s biggest trees.

Conservationists consider it a first small step forward, with a long way to go.

South Okanagan National Park Reserve Moves Forward - Canada's Greatest Conservation Opportunity

July 3, 2019 Ken Wu

Canada’s Greatest Conservation Opportunity, the South Okanagan National Park Reserve, Takes a Major Leap Forward with a new Agreement.

The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA) commends the federal government, BC government, and the Osoyoos and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to negotiate the park’s establishment.

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