SUBMISSION — A New Climate for Conservation: Letter from Scientists to Premier Gordon Campbell

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation and partners
Authored by: James E. Hansen, Bill McKibben, Stuart Pimm, William Rees, David Schindler, Fiona Schmiegelow, Michael Soulé, Nancy Turner, Andrew Weaver
Partners: Working Group on Biodiversity, Forests and Climate

Climate solutions decarbonization, conservation, policy and regulation, British Columbia, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change

This letter, signed by prominent scientists and conservationists, was sent to the B.C. government on release of the report, A New Climate for Conservation: Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia, which examines how conserving nature is a critical element in the fight to slow climate change and in efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change. It explores the role of nature conservation in a climate action strategy for ecological adaptation and ecological mitigation. Its key recommendation is to develop a comprehensive and integrated Nature Conservation and Climate Action Strategy for British Columbia.