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Nature and communities need governments and business to invest in nature at COP16
October 28, 2024To halt and reverse nature loss and help insulate communities from the impacts of climate change, world leaders in government and business must match their words with investment at COP16. This is the call to action from the world’s conservation leaders, who last week gathered in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, for the Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN). Representatives from six continents and 26 countries discussed the urgent need to accelerate the pace of nature conservation, and shared information and examples of solutions to biodiversity loss and climate change that are succeeding worldwide. Ultimately, participants agreed that doing more, faster, requires increased financial commitment from all sectors of society. Read more »
Biologically diverse habitat conserved for long-term benefit of at-risk species
October 25, 2024Nature Conservancy of Canada protects over 570 hectares of old forest and freshwater wetlands in southwestern Nova ScotiaRead more »
Major Canada-wide nature conservation milestone reached
October 18, 2024— Environment and Climate Change Canada and its partners Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada and Canada’s local and regional land trusts, have reached a significant conservation milestone. Together, they have surpassed a total investment of $1.5 billion dollars in the protection of private lands across the country. These conservation organizations have delivered $1 billion in funding and land donations to match $500 million from the Government of Canada’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP). The NHCP is delivered through agreements with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and Wildlife Habitat Canada in collaboration with the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts on behalf of 150 land trusts across the country. Read more »
Local conservation partnership aims to “meet the need for seed”
October 16, 2024Efforts to restore rare and globally significant tallgrass prairie habitat in Ontario’s Greenbelt will receive a much-needed boost, thanks to a new project by local conservation partners and supported by the Greenbelt Foundation.Read more »
Four lots protected at Pointe-du-Domaine for conservation: 11 hectares of woodland preserved
October 11, 2024The woodlands and wetlands in the Pointe-du-Domaine have a high biodiversity level. The American cancer-root can be observed here and there is occasional habitat for chorus frog.Read more »
Françoise Roy to lead Nature Conservancy of Canada in Atlantic provinces
October 9, 2024Françoise Roy has become the regional vice-president of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in the Atlantic provinces.Read more »
Endangered native grasslands conserved near Canada-US border
October 7, 2024A significant block of native Prairie Grasslands in the southern-most point of Alberta is now being conserved.Read more »
Apple growers make a difference at Covey Hill
September 23, 2024Apple growers are collaborating with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to integrate agro-environmental practices that promote biodiversity.Read more »
