Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have been nurturing understanding and action for taking care of the Land.
A call to action for all Canadians
Imagine how grey our world will be if we continue to lose biodiversity. To inspire and empower individuals, communities and decision-makers, we published a BIODIVERSITY ACTION AGENDA. Co-authored by the Women for Nature network, this call to action encourages all Canadians to tackle biodiversity loss as there is no recovery from extinction. Over the next year, a group of experts will explore how each of the 24 solutions can help reverse biodiversity loss.
Quantifying the economic value of nature and integrating ESG factors into investment decisions could help protect biodiversity.
To increase civic literacy about biodiversity loss in Canada and encourage on-the-ground action, we launched a national biodiversity campaign.
Community engagement initiatives are a great way to help increase understanding and support for biodiversity.
What are bioblitzes and how do they support science? Wildlife observations by citizen scientists can help conservation efforts.
Language affects our relationship with nature. Changing how we talk about the natural world can help us form a stronger relationship.
Museums and galleries can often best promote and educate communities about biodiversity outside of their institutional walls.
Linking protected areas ensures safer movement for wildlife and helps maintain healthy populations and overall ecosystem health.
Canada faces many challenges with conserving our biodiversity, but there are many evidence-based programs in place to help.
Nature-full cities integrate ecosystems into their design and function. This fosters healthier relationships between humans and our environments.
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.
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?
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.
The Indigenous Circle of experts report shares important lessons for changing the dominant narratives about the conservation and protection of nature.
To avoid viral spillover, we must reduce physical connectivity between humans and other species carrying viruses that can spill over.
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.
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.
Biodiversity loss is felt most at the local level which is why conservation communication and action within communities have the most impact.
Animal road crossings can ensure safe passage across dangerous highways for migrating animals as many travel through fractured habitat.
Co-benefits for biodiversity take place when strategies that are not directly related to conservation and enhancement help biodiversity.
Tracking plants, mammals, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates in Canada will help us better understand changes in biodiversity.
Most species at risk of extinction are in the tropics. That's why we should act globally as well as locally when it comes to tackling biodiversity loss.
Canada is close to meeting our 2020 biodiversity goals and targets in which 17% of land and 10% of marine areas are protected, but we can do even better.
The biodiversity agenda is a call to action that encourages all Canadians to tackle biodiversity loss as there is no recovery from extinction.