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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: 75 Albert Street, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1E 5E7
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
- 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).
- Worked hand-in-hand with local conservationists by supporting grassroots projects at Important Bird Areas across Canada through our Communities in Action program.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.