Oceans and coasts are a key part of Canada’s environment, economy and identity. Yet most of us are unaware of how they are protected and why conserving them is critical.
This is a collective space for people to share ideas, information and science.
Our goal is to raise awareness and increase literacy on biodiversity loss in Canada while emphasizing the need for immediate action. Our planet is currently facing a sixth mass extinction. Scientists have estimated that a number of species are at risk of disappearing 1,000 to 10,000 times their natural extinction rate with nearly 1 million species already threatened with extinction. If WE LIVE IN HARMONY WITH BIODIVERSITY and WORK WITH NATURE’S SYSTEMS, species will thrive, including humans.
What if we could imagine, realize, and actualize alternative ways of tackling biodiversity loss?
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.
Because of the pandemic, this educator experienced the major differences between abstract learning common in schools and experiential learning in nature.
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.
Food and Biodiversity with Dr Lenore Newman: In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann and Lenore talk about the food we eat and how this impacts biodiversity.
Protected areas with Jeremy Guth: In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann and Jeremy talk about protected areas, which are a major solution for biodiversity loss.
Soil biodiversity with Dr Valerie Behan-Pelletier: In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann and Val talk about the incredibly biodiverse world of soil and how it connects to the ground above.
Passenger pigeons used to be incredibly abundant in North America but they went extinct so fast, that people barely noticed until it was too late. So what happened?
The Indigenous Circle of experts report shares important lessons for changing the dominant narratives about the conservation and protection of nature.
Not all nature is pristine wilderness in far away places. It can be the daisy growing between the cracks in the pavement, the racoons living in your laneway or the riverbank rushing behind your house.