David Suzuki Foundation Publications

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Newest Reports
Canada's Polar Bear: Falling through the Cracks? Canada is home to more than half of the world’s polar bears. But this iconic species is in danger...	Hot Properties How global warming could transform B.C.'s real estate sector...	Dragging our Assets Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawling in Canada offers recommendations to reduce the ecological impact of bottom trawling...
Prescription for a Healthy Canada This report calls on the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, to adopt a national environmental health strategy for Canada...	Zoned RS-1 Residential Salmon-1 - a bylaw to regulate the preservation, maintenance and repair of salmon residential areas in Everytown...	Northern Exposure Acute pesticide poisoning in Canada...
Rich Wildlife Poor Protection The urgent need for strong legal protection of British Columbia's Biodiversity...	Left off the List This report highlights the plight of eight threatened species denied protection under the federal Species At Risk Act...	Switch Green This 38-page report explains how the government could reduce energy consumption by offering consumer rebates...
National Sustainable Development Strategy This 32-page report outlines a proposal to fulfill Canada's international obligation to develop a comprehensive environment plan...	The will to Protect: Preserving B.C.'s wild salmon This report documents the failure of past and current government policy to protect salmon habitat...	The Water we Drink An International Comparison of Drinking Water Quality Standards and Guidelines...

REPORTS BY SUBJECT	REPORTS BY YEAR
Global Warming Conserving Oceans Sustainability Within a Generation Protecting Human Health Building a Sustainable Economy Nature and Wildlife The Nature Challenge Archives	New! 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Sustainability Within a Generation: A New Vision for Canada

Our overall goals are contained in the report Sustainability within a Generation. The report outlines how a long-term national plan with clear targets and timelines would generate less pollution and waste and improve the quality of life for all Canadians.

The policy changes in Sustainability Within a Generation are simple and involve a common theme: making the market work better. For example, Canada still subsidizes polluting industries such as mining and oil exploration. Instead, Canada should use a preventative approach, which is less expensive than cleaning up after environmental degradation occurs. Our recommended legislative changes would make polluters pay and benefit good environmental performers, which would put Canada ahead both environmentally and economically.

Books
The Suzuki Foundation publishes books about a variety of environmental issues, for both adults and children.

Newsletters and Annual Reports
The Suzuki Foundation newsletter, Finding Solutions is published three times a year and available to download. Annual reports, starting in 2001, are also available in PDF format.

Merchandise
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Reports by Year

2007 Reports
Rich Wildlife Poor Protection The urgent need for strong legal protection of British Columbia's Biodiversity...	Left off the List This report highlights the plight of eight threatened species denied protection under the federal Species At Risk Act...	The will to Protect: Preserving B.C.'s wild salmon This report documents the failure of past and current government policy to protect salmon habitat...
Switch Green This 38-page report explains how the government could reduce energy consumption by offering consumer rebates...	Northern Exposure Acute pesticide poisoning in Canada...	High and Dry An investigation of salmon habitat destruction in British Columbia...
Zoned RS-1 Residential Salmon-1 - a bylaw to regulate the preservation, maintenance and repair of salmon residential areas in Everytown...	Prescription for a Healthy Canada This report calls on the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, to adopt a national environmental health strategy for Canada...	Dragging our Assets Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawling in Canada offers recommendations to reduce the ecological impact of bottom trawling...
Hot Properties How global warming could transform B.C.'s real estate sector...	Canada's Polar Bear: Falling through the Cracks? Canada is home to more than half of the world’s polar bears. But this iconic species is in danger...
2006 Reports
National Sustainable Development Strategy This 32-page report outlines a proposal to fulfill Canada's international obligation to develop a comprehensive environment plan...	Fireproof Whales and Contaminated Mother's Milk This 24-page report examines a group of chemicals used as flame-retardants that are found in a wide range of products...	The Water we Drink An International Comparison of Drinking Water Quality Standards and Guidelines...
The Food we Eat An International Comparison of Pesticide Regulations...	The Air We Breathe An International comparison of air quality standards and guidelines...	All Over the Map 2006 Status report of provincial climate change plans...
State of the Catch A professional's guide to sustainable seafood documents the current status of many fish and shellfish stocks...	Radon The Unfamiliar Killer This short report outlines a series of Canadian guidelines that can reduce the negative the health risks associated with radon...	Pesticide Use in Canada Reviews the 61 pesticides that are banned in other industrialized countries but still widely used in Canada...
Forever Farmland Reshaping the Agricultural Land Reserve for the 21st Century...	Conservation status and threats to species associated with old-growth forests ...within the range of the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in British Columbia, Canada. Published in Biodiversity...	The Nature Challenge Teacher's Guide A comprehensive resource for grades 4 - 7, packed with 20 unique lesson plans developed in accordance with the B.C. curriculum...
Wild Salmon Mortality Caused by Fish-Farm Sea Lice This report investigates the impact of sea lice on wild salmon caused by fish farms...
2005 Reports
The Maple Leaf in the OECD Comparing Progress toward Sustainability...	The Case for Deep Reductions Canada's role in preventing Dangerous Climate Change...	All Over the Map Released on October 3, 2005, this report looks at provincial and territorial action on climate change...
Taking Stock of British Columbia's Fish Habitat Our recent investigation of logging practices in the Kalum Forest District has revealed many apparent violations of the Fisheries Act...	DFO Failing to "Conserve and Protect" A new report commissioned by the David Suzuki Foundation says urgent reform is needed within DFO in order to save Pacific fisheries...	Fish Farms Linked to Sea Lice A new report, supported by the David Suzuki Foundation, confirms that a B.C. fish farm is responsible for an overwhelming increase in sea lice on wild fish...
Closing in on Environmentally sound aquaculture A fresh look at the economics of closed-containment systems...	Sustainable Shellfish Recommendations for responsible aquaculture outlines some of the main ecological concerns with shellfish farming on the B.C. coast...	Canada's Rainforests: Status Report 2005 The final of three status reports analyzing the scope and type of logging and ecological value of proposed protection in Canada's temperate rainforests...
Drive Green: Company Car Tax Shift This 24-page proposal shows how Canada can reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
2004 Reports
Putting the Assumptions to the Test Examines and discounts the key assumptions made by the federal science panel on offshore oil and gas in their submission to the federal government in February, 2003...	Possible Factors Contributing to the Low Productivity of the 2000 Brood Year Pink Salmon Report on sea lice in the Broughton Archipelago...	Seas of Change Ten Recommendations for Fisheries on the B.C. coast...
Sustainability within a Generation: A New Vision for Canada This 52-page report outlines how Canada can become a world leader in sustainability by the year 2030...	Fostering a Sustainable Canada This 36-page document was presented to Canada's Standing Committee on Finance in November 2004...	Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy Shows how Ontario can immediately develop its abundant renewable sources of energy while creating a new focus on energy conservation and efficiency...
Running On Empty: Shifting to a Sustainable Energy Plan for B.C. This report from the David Suzuki Foundation and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that British Columbia will face an energy crunch if it doesn't make sweeping changes...	Planning for the Next Generation Ten Principles for Climate Protection and Innovation...	The Coastal Temperate Rainforests of Canada The need for ecosystem-based forest management...
2003 Reports
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Canada, Kyoto and Developing Countries This 12-page background paper from the David Suzuki Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada and Greenpeace Canada outlines how Canada is trying to weaken the Kyoto Protocol...	Risky Business: How Canada is avoiding Kyoto Action with Controversial Projects in Developing Countries Risky Business is a short background paper that describes how Canada is funding a controversial tree plantation in Brazil...	Driven to Action: Stopping Sprawl in Your Community Released in October, 2003, Driven to Action looks at the problem of urban sprawl and outlines ways to stop it...
Bright Future: Avoiding Blackouts in Ontario This David Suzuki Foundation report was released in September 2003. It shows Ontario's dependency on electric power...	Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Released by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Union of Concerned Scientists in April 2003. It shows climate change will alter the Great Lakes region...	Oil and Water Don't Mix: Keeping Canada's West Coast Oil Free This report outlines the effects of oil and gas drilling on B.C.'s marine ecosystems...
The Science of the Challenge This eight-page document explains the rationale behind the top 10 ways to conserve nature, as outlined in David Suzuki's Nature Challenge...	The Green Guide to David Suzuki's Nature Challenge This 23-page guide is a comprehensive look at the 10 most effective ways to preserve nature...	Is there a Bottom Line in the Wild Salmon - Farmed Salmon debate? Reviews the history of salmon farming in British Columbia and examines the major concerns...
Salmon Farms and Sea Lice A baseline report of the incidence of sea lice on juvenile salmonids on British Columbia's North Coast...	A Vanishing Heritage The Loss of Ancient Red Cedar from Canada's Rainforests...	BC Forests 2003: An appraisal of government policies This report examines the planning and discussion papers, proposals and legislation that are available regarding the government's plan...
2002 Reports
Implementing the Kyoto Protocol Practical, affordable and achievable solutions...	The Case for Kyoto The failure of voluntary corporate action...	Kyoto and Beyond The low-emission path to innovation and efficiency...
Keeping Canada in Kyoto The case for immediate ratification and domestic emission reductions...	Making Kyoto Work A transition strategy for Canadian energy workers...	The Bottom Line on Kyoto Economic benefits of Canadian Action...
Green Power Opportunities for Ontario This report shows Ontario can reduce energy waste and generate enough green energy for the province to shut down all five of its polluting coal-fired electricity plants...	Habitats at Risk Global warming and species loss in globally significant terrestrial ecosystems...	Up in the Air Canada's mixed record on Ozone depletion and climate change...
British Columbia at the Crossroads Clean energy or more pollution...
2001 Reports
Salvaging Solutions Science-based management of BC's pine beetle outbreak...	Canada - Climate Change and the New Economy Presented to the House of Commons Finance Committee, this report calls on the federal government to adopt the Kyoto Protocol...	Taking Credit Canada and the Role of Sinks in International Climate Negotiations...
Fuelling the Climate Crisis Reveals how Canada's drive to expand energy supplies is damaging the climate...	Climate Crisis: Energy Solutions for BC Increasing energy demand, fueled by population growth, lifestyle and commercial development patterns, is propelling us towards an energy crisis...	Super un-Natural Atlantic Salmon in B.C. Waters...
Clear Choices, Clean Waters The Leggatt Inquiry into Salmon farming in British Columbia...

For reports published before 2001, visit the Report Archives.

Reports By Subject

Solving Global Warming More Climate Change documents
Hot Properties How global warming could transform B.C.'s real estate sector...	All Over the Map (2006) 2006 Status Report of Provincial Climate Change Plans looks at provincial climate change efforts...	The Case for Deep Reductions: Canada's role in preventing Dangerous Climate Change This joint report from the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute shows Canada needs to go far beyond its Kyoto targets...
All Over the Map (2005) Released on October 3, 2005, this report looks at provincial and territorial action on climate change...	Smart Generation: Powering Ontario with Renewable Energy Shows how Ontario can immediately develop its abundant renewable sources of energy while creating a new focus on energy conservation and efficiency...	Running On Empty: Shifting to a Sustainable Energy Plan for B.C. This report from the David Suzuki Foundation and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that British Columbia will face an energy crunch if it doesn't make sweeping changes...
Planning for the Next Generation: Ten Principles for Climate Protection and Innovation Canada’s emissions are growing faster than any leading industrial country, including the United States...	Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Canada, Kyoto and Developing Countries This 12-page background paper from the David Suzuki Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada and Greenpeace Canada outlines how Canada is trying to weaken the Kyoto Protocol...	Risky Business: How Canada is avoiding Kyoto Action with Controversial Projects in Developing Countries Risky Business is a short background paper that describes how Canada is funding a controversial tree plantation in Brazil...
Driven to Action: Stopping Sprawl in Your Community Released in October, 2003, Driven to Action looks at the problem of urban sprawl and outlines ways to stop it...	Bright Future: Avoiding Blackouts in Ontario This David Suzuki Foundation report was released in September 2003. It shows Ontario's dependency on electric power...	Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region Released by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Union of Concerned Scientists in April 2003. It shows climate change will alter the Great Lakes region...
Oil and Water Don't Mix: Keeping Canada's West Coast Oil Free This report outlines the effects of oil and gas drilling on B.C.'s marine ecosystems...	Implementing the Kyoto Protocol: Practical, Affordable and Achievable Solutions This report was presented by the David Suzuki Foundation to the House of Commons Finance Committee in November 2002...	The Case for Kyoto: The Failure of Voluntary Corporate Action Released by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute, this study examines the failure of most Canadian businesses...
Kyoto and Beyond: The Low-Emission Path to Innovation and Efficiency This study from the David Suzuki Foundation and the Climate Action Network of Canada shows that Canada can meet and even exceed the Kyoto Protocol's...	Keeping Canada in Kyoto: The case for immediate ratification and domestic emission reductions This short analysis and commentary on the Kyoto Protocol was presented to the federal government as part of the National Climate Change Process in June 2002...	Making Kyoto Work: A Transition Strategy for Canadian Energy Workers This study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds there are tremendous economic opportunities in becoming more energy efficient...
The Bottom Line on Kyoto: Economic Benefits of Canadian Action The Bottom Line shows energy efficiency innovations, cleaner fuels and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...	Green Power Opportunities for Ontario This report shows Ontario can reduce energy waste and generate enough green energy for the province to shut down all five of its polluting coal-fired electricity plants...	Habitats at Risk: Global Warming and Species Loss in Globally Significant Terrestrial Ecosystems This report studies how global warming could affect the planet's "crown jewels" of nature and rates Canada among those most vulnerable...
Up in the Air: Canada's Mixed record on Ozone Depletion and Climate Change This report is a joint publication that compares Canada's response to ozone depletion and climate change...	British Columbia at the Crossroads: Clean Energy or More Pollution? This is a submission from the David Suzuki Foundation to the BC Energy Task Force...	Canada - Climate Change and the New Economy Presented to the House of Commons Finance Committee, this report calls on the federal government to adopt the Kyoto Protocol...
Taking Credit: Canada and the Role of Sinks in International Climate Negotiations Examines the science and policies surrounding controversial sections of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming that deal with "carbon sinks...	Fueling the Climate Crisis Reveals how Canada’s drive to expand energy supplies is damaging the climate...	Climate Crisis: Energy Solutions for BC BC is at a crossroads: Increasing energy demand, fueled by population growth, lifestyle and commercial development patterns, is propelling us towards an energy crisis...

For Climate Change reports published previous to 2001, please see the Publications Archive.

Conserving Our Oceans (for Marine Scene E-newsletter Archives, click here)
Zoned RS-1 Residential Salmon-1 - a bylaw to regulate the preservation, maintenance and repair of salmon residential areas in Everytown...	High and Dry An investigation of salmon habitat destruction in British Columbia...	Dragging our Assets Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Bottom Trawling in Canada offers recommendations to reduce the ecological impact of bottom trawling...
The Will To Protect: Preserving B.C.'s Wild Salmon This report documents the failure of past and current government policy to protect salmon habitat...	State of the Catch A professional's guide to sustainable seafood documents the current status of many fish and shellfish stocks available in restaurants and supermarkets.	Wild Salmon Mortality Caused by Fish-Farm Sea Lice This report investigates the impact of sea lice on wild salmon caused by fish farms...
Taking Stock of British Columbia's Fish Habitat Our recent investigation of logging practices in the Kalum Forest District has revealed many apparent violations of the Fisheries Act...	DFO Failing to "Conserve and Protect" A new report commissioned by the David Suzuki Foundation says urgentreform is needed within DFO in order to save Pacific fisheries...	Fish Farms Linked to Sea Lice A new report, supported by the David Suzuki Foundation, confirms that aB.C. fish farm is responsible for an overwhelming increase in sea liceon wild fish...
Closing in on Environmentally sound aquaculture: A fresh look at the economics of closed-containment systems This report examines the economic rationale for shifting the environmentally unsustainable open-netcage aquaculture industry towards a more sustainable, closed-tank model....	Sustainable Shellfish Recommendations for responsible aquaculture outlines some of the main ecological concerns with shellfish farming on the B.C. coast...	Putting the Assumptions to the Test Examines and discounts the key assumptions made by the federal science panel on offshore oil and gas in their submission to the federal government in February, 2003...
Possible Factors Contributing to the Low Productivity of the 2000 Brood Year Pink Salmon Report on sea lice in the Broughton Archipelago...	Seas of Change Ten Recommendations for Fisheries on the B.C. coast...	Is there a Bottom Line in the Wild Salmon - Farmed Salmon debate? Reviews the history of salmon farming in British Columbia and examines the major concerns...
Salmon Farms and Sea Lice A baseline report of the incidence of sea lice on juvenile salmonids on British Columbia's North Coast...	Super un-Natural Atlantic Salmon in B.C. Waters...	Clear Choices, Clean Waters The Leggatt Inquiry into Salmon farming in British Columbia...

For Marine Conservation reports published previous to 2001, please see the Publications Archive.

Sustainability Within a Generation
A National Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada This 32-pagereport outlines a proposal to fulfill Canada's international obligationto develop a comprehensive environment plan...	The Maple Leaf in the OECD Comparing Progress toward Sustainability...	Sustainability within a Generation: A New Vision for Canada This 52-page report outlines how Canada can become a world leader in sustainability by the year 2030...
	Fostering a Sustainable Canada This 36-page document was presented to Canada's Standing Committee on Finance in November 2004...

For Sustainability reports published previous to 2001, please see the Publications Archive.

Protecting Human Health
The Water We Drink An International Comparison of Drinking Water Quality Standards and Guidelines...	Fireproof Whales and Contaminated Mother's Milk The inadequacy of Canada's Proposed PBDE Regulations...	The Food We Eat An International Comparison of Pesticide Regulations...
The Air We Breathe