Why linking protected areas is crucial for wildlife movement
Linking protected areas ensures safer movement for wildlife and helps maintain healthy populations and overall ecosystem health....
14
Jan
Biodiversity Action Agenda
10
Dec
Drawing on evidence-based practice can help protect wildlife
Canada faces many challenges with conserving our biodiversity, but there are many evidence-based programs in place to help....
01
Dec
What are nature-full cities?
Nature-full cities integrate ecosystems into their design and function. This fosters healthier relationships between humans and our environments....
15
Jun
Is the Migratory Bird Convention Act actually saving birds?
The Migratory Bird Act is Canada’s first 'nature law'. However, it does not protect against one of the leading threats to bird populations: habitat destruction. That’s why we need strong networks of protected areas....
03
Jun
Nature heals us; we need to reciprocate
Across Canada, ranges are contracting, populations are declining, and species are teetering on the edge of extinction. So, why aren't we effectively protecting our species at risk?...
27
May
Cities are the next frontier for biodiversity conservation
From the local to the global, we need strategies to connect our wild places into and through our cities, to engage the public imagination and to empower action. ...
08
May
Changing the dominant narratives about the protection of nature
The Indigenous Circle of experts report shares important lessons for changing the dominant narratives about the conservation and protection of nature....
27
Apr
Ecological Distancing? Safeguarding Biodiversity and Human Health
To avoid viral spillover, we must reduce physical connectivity between humans and other species carrying viruses that can spill over....
16
Apr
Canada is increasing protected areas but how do we pay for them?
Protected areas need to be planned for and financed in a way that recognizes them for what they are: vital yet unprecedented systems of nature-based green infrastructure aimed at supporting our country, our biodiversity, and climate action....
14
Apr
Establishing protected areas is key to safeguarding biodiversity
As Canadians, we could become stewards of some of the planet’s greatest reservoirs of life and its natural systems upon which we all depend....
27
Mar
Local biodiversity action is just the start
Biodiversity loss is felt most at the local level which is why conservation communication and action within communities have the most impact....
13
Mar
Animal road crossings ensure safe passage for wildlife
Animal road crossings can ensure safe passage across dangerous highways for migrating animals as many travel through fractured habitat....