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
A watershed based approach to assessing water quality in Cheakamus/Green River watersheds
Read our reports from working with Whistler Lakes Conservation Foundation…
New research highlights important routes to spawning salmon for coastal bears
Hey Siri – what’s the best route to a seafood…
A shift in focus for NoiseTracker
Raincoast has hosted the NoiseTracker initiative since 2023. This year,…
Needed: A freshwater protection strategy for Bowen Island
In early June, Dr. Peter Ross of the Raincoast Conservation…
Decoding killer whale communication from above and below
A Q&A with Raincoast Conservation Foundation’s Cetacean Senior Scientists
Fighting fire with fire, or dancing with flames?
How supporting the future of healthy watersheds relies on learning…