The final summary reports for the Nature-Based Climate Solutions Summit are now available for download at the final report tab!
2020 is the year of nature. There are a number of major opportunities on the horizon, such as the emergence of the UN Nature-based Solutions to Climate Coalition and the Post-2020 Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations. Here at home, the new federal government has made a commitment to plant billions of trees, create a natural climate solutions fund, and protect 30% of Canada’s lands and oceans by 2030.
450 participants from across Canada - from British Columbia to the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland - and in a diversity of sectors (federal, provincial, and municipal leaders, Indigenous leaders & nations, conservation and climate non-profits, large foundations & funders, farmers, labour unions representatives, industry associations, and more) participated in this summit to demonstrate widespread support for bold government investment and action on nature-based solutions to climate change.
The summit was organized by a Steering Committee that includes many of Canada’s leading nature and conservation organizations (see below).
The goal of the summit was to increase our collective knowledge of nature-based climate solutions and help chart a path forward. There is a growing constituency of non-governmental organizations, institutions, businesses, Indigenous nations, municipalities and provinces and territories that support federal action and investment. During the summit, we explored opportunities to work together to advance natural climate solutions that have climate, biodiversity and other co-benefits for people and nature.
Content of the summit included plenary sessions and interactive workshops on the topics of: nature-based climate change mitigation, ecosystem restoration & adaptation, natural infrastructure, protected areas, and Indigenous-led approaches to all of the above.
The event took place on February 5th from 8:00 am to 5:15 pm with a reception from 5:15 - 7:00 pm, and February 6th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
We would like to thank our sponsors and Steering Committee members for their contributions to this event:
Presenting Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
The Nature-Based Climate Solutions Summit was organized by a steering committee of some of Canada’s leading nature and conservation organizations, including: Birds Canada; Canadian Freshwater Alliance; Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society; Canadian Wildlife Federation; Climate Action Network; David Suzuki Foundation; Environmental Defence; International Union for Conservation of Nature/World Commission on Protected Areas; Nature Conservancy of Canada; Nature Canada; Nature United; Wildlife Conservation Society Canada; and WWF Canada.
The following organizations were also actively involved in the design and preparation of the summit: Ducks Unlimited Canada, ALUS Canada, NRDC, West Coast Environmental Law, Équiterre, and SeedChange.