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After the climate: why and how to integrate biodiversity into corporate strategy?
Most ESG initiatives today focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet biodiversity, an essential ally of the climate, is still too little integrated into business strategies. Where should we start? What are the social and financial costs of delaying action? Explore our guide to integrating biodiversity into your business strategies.
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.
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.
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.
The government's new land-use planning guidelines (OGAT), a step forward in sustainable land-use planning
Among the nine orientations, five directly address issues related to natural environments andHabitat's main concerns, in particular with regard to combating and adapting to climate change, conserving biodiversity, ecological connectivity and controlling urban expansion on natural and agricultural land.
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.
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