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
Traces of human sewage in Grafton Lake
Water samples reveal cocaine and other pollutants in drinking water…
Introducing the Land Healing Stewards Initiative
As Raincoast’s on-the-ground work, community engagement, and collaborations are key…
Letter to The Honourable Joanne Thompson
Subject: Urgent need to reinstate charter patrolmen contracts for 2025.
Psst… We have an events calendar
Webinars, talks, meetups, oh my! Check out the latest happenings…
Where this flag flies, salmon have allies
Join Raincoast, Pacific Salmon Foundation, and more in celebrating these…
Upcoming webinar: When Fire Meets Water
We’re talking with experts about healthy watersheds as a solution…