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
Win an all-inclusive, adventure of a lifetime 6-night package at Spirit Bear Lodge
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Extinction is too high a price for a pipeline
The federal government has taken the first step toward fast-tracking…
Take action: Stop the government from fast-tracking extinction
Coastal prosperity, ecosystems, economic and cultural security are all at…
New Canada Post stamps highlight the ecological importance of wolves in Canada
Stunning wolf stamps will inspire Canadians to love wolves as…
The roles of wolves in healthy ecosystems and how their presence benefits other species
Protect wolves, protect entire ecosystems.
Uniting BC’s Salmon People
Raincoast, alongside our allies, is proud to support Salmon United,…