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Analyses, projects, and position statements to better understand the challenges of biodiversity, climate, and land use planning.
World Wetlands Day: worrying disappearances
In a context where climate issues are becoming increasingly important, World Wetlands Day serves as a reminder of the importance of these natural environments, which tend to be overlooked by many. The issue of wetlands is a major challenge due to their mass disappearance from the territory in recent years. Environments such as marshes, swamps, and peat bogs are all elements that define this concept, which is so important in terms of preserving biodiversity and reducing climate change.
World Climate Day: acting now for more resilient territories
While several governments and organizations are relegating the fight against climate change to the background, World Climate Day reminds us of the urgent need to act collectively to protect our living environments. Climate impacts such as floods, heat waves, forest fires, loss of biodiversity, etc. are multiplying, and it is local communities that feel the effects most directly.
NSCSF financing: An opportunity to seize for your conservation and restoration projects
The Nature-based Climate Solutions Fund (NBCSF) represents a unique opportunity to finance projects that actively contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the protection of ecosystems. Find out how Habitat can help make your project a reality.
Strategic support for RCMs in deploying the new OGATs
Habitat presents its three-pronged strategic support offer to Quebec's MRCs, to help them deploy the new OGATs.
Biodiversity, a key ally in the fight against climate change
The climate change crisis, with the collapse of biodiversity as a backdrop, represents a colossal challenge that nature's solutions can help us meet.
New study shows that investing in nature improves equity and boosts the economy
A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to significant economic losses over the coming decades, with the poorest countries being hit hardest. But there is hope: investing in nature can turn these losses into gains.
Let's join forces to protect 30% of the Earth's ecosystems by 2030!
Habitat proud to have received $400,000 in financial assistance from the Government of Quebec to help it achieve the 30x30 goal. In partnership with Stanford University and the University of Minnesota (collaborators on the Natural Capital Project), the project aims to model the economic and environmental impacts of the Global Biodiversity Framework's key targets and propose concrete solutions for achieving the protection goals.
Habitat develops a planting strategy for the City of Montreal's 500,000 new trees!
This research allows us to examine tree varieties and plantation areas to target in order to address three major issues: increasing our adaptation to climate hazards (e.g., heat waves, floods), increasing the resilience of urban forests, and ensuring an equitable distribution of trees across the territory.
Over 11,000 potential restoration sites in the MWC!
This report presents a wide-ranging study in which each scenario was evaluated according to the following criteria: biodiversity, endangered species, adaptation to the climate crisis, potential for restoration and susceptibility to development, ecological connectivity, and maintenance of hydrological functions.
Laurentians ready to spend $6.5 million to protect wetlands
A new study shows that the natural environments of the North River watershed in the Laurentians offer citizens numerous benefits, ecosystem services, and significant economic value.
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