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
Sea-to-soil expeditions throughout the Salish Sea
As we set sail on our next Land Healing Stewards…
Raincoast’s feedback on Getting Major Projects Built in Canada
The government’s proposed dismantling of a key clause has significant…
A meaningful excuse to plan a party: Peer-to-peer fundraising!
Ways to involve family and friends in supporting Raincoast.
Marsh restoration projects in the Lower Fraser River; Woods Island
Restoring a 30 year old compensation site to support salmon.
Endangered caribou, wolves, and ecological integrity
Killing wolves to protect caribou may accelerate ecological decline and…
Goodness Grey-cious!
A surprise visit from a grey whale in Swanson Channel.