Nineteen Thirties: Mabel Frances Whittemore
Our founder, Mabel, shared her love of nature as far and extensive as she may. The unique Canadian Nature journal was shared with a whole lot, and ultimately hundreds of keen readers throughout Canada.
Forties, 50s and 60s: Audubon Society of Canada
Canada’s passionate naturalist group, now referred to as the Nature Community, continues to develop and flourish, supporting on-the-ground initiatives and advocating for nature with leaders throughout Canada.
1977: The Committee on the Standing of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
Performed a lead position in establishing a system for itemizing the standing of endangered, threatened and at-risk specie, together with an motion element with every evaluate. Collectively, we’ve been agency when authorities has tried to again off their commitments.
Eighties, 90s: Working in Partnership to be a Robust Voice for Nature
Was a founding member of the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain and launches nationwide marketing campaign with companions referred to as the Endangered Species Coalition and results in securing federal laws to save lots of species in danger. (8 years later!)
2000s: Inexperienced Funds Coalition & Early Warning About Local weather Change
In 1999, we pulled all of Canada’s main environmental teams collectively to current a unified request that the federal price range put money into nature conservation. Over the 20+ years, our coalition has received main victories for nature, together with some you’ll see later on this timeline!
Nature Canada printed a significant article referred to as “The Greenhouse Impact” and launched the NatureWatch sequence in 2000 for our members to assemble citizen science knowledge to point out local weather change is going on and making the case for motion.
2010s: A Decade of “Firsts” Wins for Nature
Canada’s First Marine Wildlife Space
We advocated for years for the safety of Scott Islands off the coast of BC, and the numerous seabirds that rely on this marine space.
Canada’s First City Nationwide Park
Toronto’s Rouge Valley is our first city nationwide park!
Canada’s First Indigenous Protected & Conserved Space
Nature Canada was proud to assist and have fun the creation of Edéhzhíe Nationwide Wildlife Space within the Northwest Territories.
2020s: New Protected Areas
Helped safe $3.2 billion {dollars} in funding in authorities price range in 2021 for brand new protected areas. Celebrated the safety of Tang.ɢwan-ḥačxʷiqak-Tsig̱is, a deep sea oasis off the coast of BC, the Monarch Conservation Space in Southern Ontario and our continued efforts to guard extra grasslands, essentially the most weak ecosystem on the planet.
2024: Nature Now Fund
Nature Canada establishes a particular fund to direct pressing funds to nature safety initiatives as a part of the federal government’s promise to guard 25% of land and water by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
In the present day, Tomorrow, and Without end…
Along with the devoted assist of loyal and cherished members such as you, Nature Canada continues to halt and reverse nature loss, safeguard wild species and shield wilderness. Your presents at the moment fund pressing and instant assist throughout Canada, and your promise to guard nature eternally with a present in your Will offers us hope and confidence to proceed taking conservation motion each single day.
Jodi Pleasure
Director of Growth
1-800-267-4088 or 613-562-3447 ext. 239
[email protected]
