Backgrounders
Materials to provide context, establish facts, and aid understanding.
Raincoast scientists summarize decades of literature so you can understand what’s happening on the coast
New fact-sheets make the science clear, with the goal of educating the public in challenging times.
Listing Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a Project of National Interest
The evidence does not support treating this project as being in the national interest.
The Fraser River Estuary: A global biodiversity hotspot
Where the Fraser River meets the sea, an extraordinary web of life converges. This estuary is irreplaceable.
What is conservation finance?
A brief introduction to the field of conservation finance, and how Raincoast will incorporate it into our work to advance a conservation economy pilot.
The Fraser River Estuary: A vital salmon nursery under pressure
Fraser River salmon cannot afford to lose any more of the estuary they depend on.
A wolf’s connection to salmon
In the rich coastal forests of British Columbia, gray wolves are not just land-based hunters – they become salmon specialists each fall when these fish return to spawn.
Scientists agree: Southern Residents can recover, but only if threats are reduced
The problem is not identifying threats; it is reducing those threats at a scale sufficient to enable recovery. The greatest risk is failing to act.
No buffer left: Southern Residents face too many threats
Too little food. Too much noise. Too much pollution. Ship strikes. This is how extinction happens – one added pressure at a time.
Why Canada needs SARA’s jeopardy test
The jeopardy test is a legal line: a project cannot be authorized if it threatens the survival or recovery of a species.