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Montréal Climate Summit: Biodiversity and adaptation, levers that are still under-exploited
At the Montreal Climate Summit, Habitat highlighted the importance of integrating biodiversity into climate adaptation strategies, particularly in the construction and investment sectors. Alongside partners such as Construction Longer and the Fonds FTQ, we demonstrated that nature-based solutions enhance environmental performance without making projects more complex.
A look back at COP16: The state of play for biodiversity protection
In this article, Habitat takes a look back at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, with highlights, successes and issues still under discussion.
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.
Conversation with Andrew Gonzalez, co-founder of Habitat and co-chair of the IPBES Monitoring Biodiversity & Nature’s Contributions to People.
Nature provides vital services to human populations. It is our greatest ally in the face of the threats posed by climate change. And yet, nature is deteriorating all over the world due to the pressures exerted on biodiversity by human activities. To preserve it, we need to understand and monitor its evolution.
The natural environments of the Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Reserve store nearly 297 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
Our recent study shows that the natural environments of the Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Reserve store over 297 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
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