ECCC, Environment and Climate Change Canada (2024) Canada’s 2030 nature strategy: Halting and reversing biodiversity loss in Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
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Nature is core to Canada's national identity, is a source of pride, and is the foundation of our daily lives. But the science is clear: nature is in trouble. Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history. When we lose biodiversity, we jeopardize the things we rely on and often take for granted: clean air and water, flood regulation, food security, pollination, and the foundation for much of our economy. First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis Nation are the first biodiversity protectors, and have stewarded the lands, waters, and ice across Canada since time immemorial. But biodiversity loss threatens their ability to exercise their constitutionally protected rights, such as the right to hunt, fish, and harvest from the land, and sustain a traditional way of life, including traditional practices and ceremonies. Urgent action is needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) provides an ambitious path forward for doing so at the global level. Canada's 2030 Nature Strategy charts a path for how Canada will implement the KMGBF. The 2030 Strategy builds on existing initiatives in all regions and sectors across the country, recognizing that these efforts have not been and will not be enough, as biodiversity continues to decline in Canada. Harnessing the transformative change needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss requires a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach built on partnership and collaboration. It requires us to address the challenges that have held us back, rethink the paradigms and systems that led us to this crisis, and find new ways of doing things, of working together, and of financing our efforts. A vision to 2050 will serve as a guide for our actions: “Nature is healthy, thriving, and sustaining and enriching the lives of current and future generations, and all Canadians have re-established their relationship with and are honouring their responsibilities to nature.” Six pillars will ensure our path to 2030 is inclusive, adaptable, and evidence-based: - Recognizing, upholding, and implementing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and advancing reconciliation, as Indigenous Peoples are the original caretakers of the lands, waters, and ice. - Ensuring a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach to create policy coherence and draw on the strengths of every segment of society to build and deliver the solutions we need. - Supporting a resilient economy and improving efficiency and certainty, as our prosperity is inherently linked to a healthy environment. - Empowering on-the-ground action by reflecting regional differences, supporting communities, and adopting flexible community-based approaches. - Using the best available science and knowledge, incorporating new insights, sharing information, and giving equal weight to western science and Indigenous Knowledge. - Applying integrated, holistic approaches to ensure our actions are inclusive and transparent. The 2030 Strategy addresses all 23 of the KMGBF targets, matching the level of ambition for each. The federal government will lead by example, building on its historic recent investments of more than $12B since 2018 in conservation, ecosystem restoration, species protection, and natural climate solutions. It will also work to ensure transparency and accountability in its actions. However, federal actions alone will not get us to success. For instance, federal lands account for only 6% of Canada's landmass, while 76% are provincial and territorial, 6% are Indigenous owned, and 12% are under private ownership. Provincial and territorial leadership and ambition will be essential, complemented by actions in all other segments of society. Halting and reversing biodiversity loss is one of the great challenges of our time, but if we get it right, the transition to a nature-positive Canada will have profoundly positive impacts on our collective well-being, economic prosperity, and quality of life now and into the future.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Canada, Biodiversity, Food Security, Conservation, Climate Change, Sustainable Management, Sustainable Use, Genetic Resources, Capacity Building, Indigenous Knowledge, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2025 06:24 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2025 06:24 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21465 |
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