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Canada
Nature Canada
Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada (BSC) are, together, the BirdLife Partners for Canada.
In 2004 the Canadian Nature Federation changed its name to Nature Canada.
Founded in: 1939Members: 5,000 (40,000 supporters)
Staff: 16
Address: 85 Albert Street
Suite 900
Ottawa
Ontario K1P 6A4
Canada
Email: info@naturecanada.ca
Web: http://www.naturecanada.ca/
Mission of the organisation
Nature Canada’s mission is to conserve and protect nature — Canada’s natural diversity of plant and animal species and their environment.
Key Activities
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We support on-the-ground, community-based efforts to protect birds, and bird habitat
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We conserve bird habitat and promote biodiversity in Canada and the Americas
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We help connect thousands of children to nature every year
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We push for effective laws and supporting policies that protect endangered species
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We encourage the development of an effective network of parks and protected areas
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We run public awareness and advocacy campaigns on behalf of bird conservation
Recent Achievements
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Introduced 16,500 more children to the wonders of nature in the nation’s local, provincial and national parks this year (45,000 children since 2004).
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Worked hand-in-hand with local conservationists by supporting grassroots projects at Important Bird Areas across Canada through our Communities in Action program.
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Provided testimony to a government-appointed panel studying the merits of a proposed pipeline project along the Mackenzie River, arguing the project will leave an unacceptable footprint on important bird habitat like the Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
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Forced a public review of a proposed drilling operation inside the federally protected Suffield National Wildlife Area, where endangered species like the Burrowing Owl depend on the wide open spaces of the Suffield prairie to survive.
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Completed a scientific review of a proposed recovery strategy for the endangered Sage Grouse, which served as the basis of a lawsuit brought against the federal government by Nature Canada partners in Alberta and Saskatchewan, who argued that the final recovery strategy failed to identify critical habitat.
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With BirdLife International partners in Paraguay, we helped communities establish vegetable gardens, plant fruit trees and produce shade-grown organic tea, activities that relieved pressure on forest resources and conserved several endemic bird populations in Paraguay’s Atlantic Forest.