The action plan includes more protected areas, continued recognition of Indigenous-led stewardship and a commitment to ratify the High Seas Treaty.
OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHINAABEG PEOPLE — The David Suzuki Foundation welcomes significant new funding announced today to protect and restore nature, and the vision in Canada’s new Force of Nature strategy for “a Canada that protects, restores, and values nature as a foundation of our economy, sovereignty, and well-being, leading at home and globally, to ensure healthy ecosystems, resilient communities, and prosperity for present and future generations.”
Pierre Iachetti, David Suzuki Foundation executive director, said:
“Today’s federal announcement gives Canada a chance to meet global and domestic nature targets: protecting and restoring 30 per cent of land and water by 2030, ratifying the High Seas Treaty and supporting Indigenous-led conservation — but time is running out. The vision the government committed to today must now guide all decision-making. As the prime minister said, nature is a force for our well-being.”
Erin Roger, David Suzuki Foundation nature director, said:
“We urgently need to scale up action on nature. This is the ultimate national interest project. Beyond protecting 30 per cent, we can’t allow continued degradation of the other 70 per cent. The commitments announced today will be put to the test as the government considers major infrastructure projects that could have significant ecological impacts. We need to be prepared to reject projects that cause irreversible ecological damage. Nature is the bottom line.”
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The David Suzuki Foundation is a member of the Green Budget Coalition. We jointly released recommendations for reinvesting in nature, available here.
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