Aviva s’engage à verser 6 millions $ à Conservation de la nature Canada pour des projets de conservation et de séquestration de carbone fondés sur la nature 24 avril 2024

Grâce à un nouveau partenariat entre Aviva plc (Aviva) et Conservation de la nature Canada (CNC), des milieux de prairies, des forêts et des marais côtiers seront renforcés et plus résilients. Aviva s’est en effet engagée à verser près de 6 millions de dollars canadiens au cours des 7 prochaines années pour financer des projets ciblés de restauration, de conservation ainsi que des initiatives de séquestration de carbone. Avec ce don, Aviva aide CNC à protéger et à restaurer de précieux milieux naturels d’une grande valeur pour la biodiversité, les collectivités et la santé de la planète.

This is Aviva’s second partnership in Canada under its £100-million global program of nature-based carbon sequestration projects aimed at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Aviva has prioritized nature-based carbon solutions as part of its ambition to become a net-zero company by 2040. These projects also provide a positive contribution to the biodiversity crisis and help support flood protection and the resiliency of local communities.

In total, the donation is expected to contribute to the conservation and/or restoration of 900 hectares — the equivalent of over 1,520 CFL football fields. Aviva’s donation will also support a study on the carbon sequestering power of tidal marshes in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, which could be leveraged to accelerate future conservation work.  

Pour cibler les milieux naturels qui profiteront au maximum de ce don, CNC a recours à des outils de modélisation de données et d’analyse du paysage, ainsi qu’à sa vaste expertise sur le terrain. Les fonds seront affectés à trois paysages prioritaires : les prairies, les forêts et les marais côtiers.

• Prairies : More than 85 per cent of Saskatchewan’s native grasslands have been lost. This partnership will support NCC in restoring more than 500 hectares of this important ecosystem and enhance habitat for an estimated 30 species at risk in the province.

• Forêts : Les forêts du centre et du sud du Canada sont en grande partie fragmentées et isolées les unes des autres en raison de la conversion du territoire et des pressions exercées par le développement. Ce partenariat aidera CNC à restaurer plus de 100 hectares de forêt dans le centre du Manitoba, ce qui reliera des corridors empruntés par de nombreux animaux à grand domaine vital en plus de créer de futurs puits de carbone. CNC réalisera également des projets d’élimination du dioxyde de carbone sur ces terres reboisées en vue d’amplifier les retombées de ce travail de restauration.

• Marais côtiers : Ces écosystèmes comptent parmi nos meilleurs moyens de défense naturels contre les impacts des changements climatiques. En effet, les marais côtiers protègent les zones intérieures des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes, freinent l’érosion des berges, stockent d’incroyables quantités de carbone et offrent un refuge à de nombreuses espèces menacées. Le partenariat avec Aviva aidera CNC à conserver plus de 300 hectares de cet écosystème le long du golfe et de l’estuaire du Saint-Laurent.

Restoration across each of these ecosystems takes time, which makes Aviva’s long-term partnership crucial to the enduring success of NCC’s efforts.

Citations

“This kind of investment in nature results in win-win environmental and economic outcomes for Canadians. By funding restoration and conservation, Aviva is helping NCC support nature today and long into the future. Conservation, and the work that goes into restoring natural resiliency in landscapes, takes time, so this kind of multi-year investment is key to creating successful outcomes.” — Catherine Grenier, présidente et cheffe de la direction de Conservation de la nature Canada

“There is no pathway to a climate-positive world that does not include nature as part of the solution. Aviva is committed to funding the restoration and protection of nature as a critical part of both decarbonization and infrastructure protection. We feel fortunate to work alongside respected partners like the Nature Conservancy of Canada, whose expertise and dedication to advancing this important work is invaluable.” — Paul Fletcher, chief corporate affairs officer, Aviva Canada

Faits saillants

• Le secteur de l’assurance est en première ligne de la crise climatique. En 2023, les dommages liés aux catastrophes naturelles au Canada s’élevaient à environ3,1 milliards $, versus $40 million a year in the mid-1980s. That’s why Aviva has launched a £100-million program of nature-based carbon sequestration projects in the UK and Canada, to help address climate change.
• Aviva’s donation will support NCC’s plan to conserve and restore 5,000 square kilometres of Canada’s Prairie grasslands by 2030 — the equivalent of what we will lose in that time if no action is taken.
• The tidal marsh conservation and study work supported by this donation will rebuild degraded habitat and demonstrate a new way forward for larger-scale conservation and restoration of these ecosystems, which cover more than 500 square kilometres of Quebec and Atlantic Canada’s coastlines.
• NCC’s forest restoration efforts in Manitoba funded through this donation will improve connectivity between habitats, renew degraded landscapes and sequester carbon.

À propos

Aviva Canada is one of the leading property and casualty insurance groups in the country, providing home, automobile, lifestyle and business insurance to 2.4 million customers. As a subsidiary of UK-based Aviva plc, Aviva Canada has more than 4,000 employees focused on creating a sustainable future for our people, our customers, our communities and our planet. In 2021, Aviva plc announced Aviva’s global ambition to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2040.

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CNC is the country’s unifying force for nature. As a trusted partner, NCC works with people, communities and businesses. NCC seeks solutions to the twin crises of rapid biodiversity loss and climate change through large-scale, permanent land conservation. Since 1962, NCC has brought Canadians together to conserve and restore more than 15 million hectares.

To learn more about NCC’s carbon market work, visit our website.