Chris Genovali
Executive Director
As Executive Director of Raincoast for over two decades, Chris Genovali leads Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s programs to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. Chris received a Conservation Leadership Award in 2015 from the Wilburforce Foundation.
He is a prolific writer, with articles, op-eds and features on Canadian wildlife, habitat and forest conservation issues widely published in Canada and internationally, including the Vancouver Sun, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Seattle PI and Guardian UK. He was a contributor to Animals and the Environment: Advocacy, activism, and the quest for common ground published in 2015, and Wild Foresting: Practicing Nature’s Wisdom published in 2008. Chris has also appeared as a spokesperson on various radio and television outlets such as CBC’s ‘As It Happens’, CBC ‘Newsworld’, US National Public Radio, Global TV, CTV, CKNW, BBC radio and Public Radio International.
Recent articles
Guided by mom: The matriarchal world of killer whales
Like us, motherhood is a lifetime commitment for these mammals.
A mother’s reflection, it takes a pack
Whether in a village or a wolf pack, caring for…
An afternoon as ecologists in Mundy Park
Exploring the urban forest up close by learning about the…
Join us for a free five-day land-to-sea educational expedition through the Salish Sea
We are searching for participants to join our next Land…
Interactive map of watershed-based pollution monitoring in southern BC, Canada
Highlights from our water quality monitoring partnerships.
How will our upcoming killer whale study help endangered Southern Resident killer whales?
Sit down with our Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director, Dr.…