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
We’re using drones to find salmon cooling centres
Rivers are warming due to climate change. Where do salmon…
Listen to Lance Barrett-Lennard explain the importance of proper policy recommendations for Southern Resident killer whale recovery
Media roundup of recent coverage of the Independent Science Panel…
Turning the tide for Southern Resident killer whales
At 73 individuals, the southern resident killer whales’ decline since…
Building a culture of marine-mammal safe boating on the coast
This free course can help keep you and wildlife safe…
How science can lead to tangible options that improve everyday outcomes
An interview with the newest selection committee member for the…
Beaver-based restoration
In a time when catastrophic conflagrations are becoming a new…