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A new partnership to monitor and conserve biodiversity in Guinea
Habitat is pleased to announce a new partnership between the Guinean Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, GEO BON, UPA DI and Habitat that marks an important step in accelerating biodiversity conservation in Guinea.
NatureInvest : Habitat launches an innovative new tool to assess the impact of financial investments on biodiversity
Habitat is proud to announce the launch of its new NatureInvest investment decision support tool for financial institutions and investment funds. This innovative tool will enable investors and lenders to quickly assess, on a rigorous scientific basis, the potential impact on biodiversity of an investment in a project or company, thus responding to a growing demand for sustainable investment practices.
Habitat helps you implement greening strategies with the Oasis Program
The Oasis Program is designed to help municipal organisations and aboriginal communities plan and carry out greening projects that will enable them to better adapt their environments to the impacts of climate change. Habitat is your specialist to help you get started.
Habitat and UQO co-found new Center for Applied Research on Biodiversity and Ecosystems (CRABE)
Habitat is proud to join forces with the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) to found the Centre de recherche appliquée sur la biodiversité et les écosystèmes (CRABE), supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec. This is a major milestone in the advancement of a field of research and activity that is more crucial than ever.
Coop Carbone and Habitat join forces to support RCMs in preparing climate plans
Coop Carbone and Habitat are pleased to announce their collaboration to support regional county municipalities (RCMs) in the preparation of their climate plans.
Webinar | Nature's Solutions for Local Government Adaptation to Climate Change
This webinar is an opportunity for you to learn more about our approaches and the solutions we offer to help you better manage and preserve our natural heritage.
COP15 | Habitat co-organizes panel discussion on biodiversity conservation in urban areas
As part of COP 15 in Montreal, Habitat with the David Suzuki Foundation the event Developing a Pan-Canadian approach to urban biodiversity and ecosystem service monitoring - learning from common opportunities and challenges across cities, with the participation of the Montreal Metropolitan Community and the City of Guelph at the Subnational Governments and Cities Pavilion at Place du Québec.
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.
Eco2urb becomes Habitat!
On this Earth Day, we are pleased to unveil our new identity and a new company name: Habitat. Why change our name? Because we want a name that truly represents who we have become and the conclusion we have reached: to combat the climate and biodiversity crises, we must innovate in the protection of natural habitats in order to protect our own Habitat.
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