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In Canada, Indigenous Peoples' Homelands encompass vast areas vital to climate stability, biodiversity, and carbon storage. Strengthening Indigenous rights, governance & access to finance can enhance conservation outcomes, advance reconciliation & position Canada as a global leader (3/4)
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The recent Global Study on Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Contributions, compiling over 700 Indigenous-led or Indigenous-partnered initiatives, identified six insights informing actions to advance Indigenous leadership-led climate solutions (2/4)
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Indigenous Peoples are central to some of the world’s most effective climate solutions, as highlighted in a recent global study 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This #GISDay, check out our 2025 KBA Photo Contest Winners Map 🗺️✨

Explore the winning images and the Key Biodiversity Areas where they were taken 🌿 https://f.mtr.cool/mmkvhuibsv
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As ice-free seasons in the Arctic get longer, driven in large part by climate change, ship traffic and ocean noise grow along with it. That noise is changing life for species like beluga whales that rely on sound to hunt, navigate, and communicate 🌊🧵
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
As leaders meet at #COP30, changing wildfire regimes should be part of the climate conversation. Not just as disasters to fight, but as systems to understand. (7/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We have to better understand the role of fire in a rapidly changing world. Healthy fire cycles are part of healthy ecosystems. But they’re now being pushed beyond their limits. (6/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Even species adapted to live with fire, like cavity-nesting birds, are feeling the strain as mature habitat disappears. (5/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Research published in 2024 showed that Canada's 2023 wildfires released levels of carbon comparable to the annual fossil fuel emissions of large nations, with only India, China and the USA releasing more carbon per year. (4/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
But climate change is shifting that balance. Fires are burning larger, hotter, and in places that rarely burned before. (3/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Fire has always been part of Canada’s boreal forest. It renews habitats, releases seeds, and creates space for new growth that many species depend upon 🌱(2/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With leaders meeting in Brazil for COP30, the changing face of wildfire must be on the agenda🔥(1/7)
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today is National Philanthropy Day! We're celebrating our supporters who inspire us every day to tackle ambitious conservation goals. 

Thank you for being wildlife champions, helping safeguard Canada’s natural wonders. Together, we can keep Canada’s wild heart beating strong 💚

📸 Patricia Fortin
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The celebration continues! 🦋

This week’s Honourable Mentions from the #2025KBAPhotoContest features another set of striking images that capture unique moments in nature 🌱

🔗 Explore the full list here: https://f.mtr.cool/pcuuxymuid
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Protecting peatlands is one of the smartest, most effective climate actions we can take. Visit our website to learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/hcgjtomdyn (5/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
When peatlands are drained or disturbed, the stored carbon is released - and there's no getting it back! (4/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A quarter of those climate-critical peatlands are in Canada. Canada's peatlands alone store more carbon than all the trees of the Amazon rainforest 🍃 (3/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Despite covering only 3% of the globe's surface, peatlands contain over a quarter of all terrestrial carbon (2/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
With COP30 kicking off today in Brazil, we're shining a spotlight on some of Canada's most climate-critical ecosystems - peatlands! As global leaders meet to tackle the climate crisis, Canada’s vast peatlands deserve a place at the top of the agenda 🌎 (1/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The 2025 KBA Photo Contest Honourable Mentions are here 🌿

More stunning photos showcasing Canada’s most important places for nature.

Explore the full list → https://f.mtr.cool/qlokqnidkn
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Applications for our Weston Family Boreal Research Fellowship are now open! 

Why apply?

✅ Funding to support your research
✅ Mentorship & networking with conservation experts
✅ The opportunity to drive impact in boreal conservation. 

Apply:  https://f.mtr.cool/nyeajbdyga
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📸 See their photos → https://f.mtr.cool/fpwvlpaaof

A huge thank-you to all participants, judges, and partners who made this year’s contest possible 💚
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The beauty of Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas shines through again 🌿

These third-place winners from the 2025 KBA Photo Contest showcase the landscapes, wildlife, and people that make Canada’s biodiversity so extraordinary 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
With over 400 entries and submissions from every province and territory, this year’s contest highlights just how deeply nature shapes Canada’s identity 💚

Meet the winners and explore their stunning images → https://f.mtr.cool/jjogwnxzhr
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Congratulations to the second-place winners of the 2025 KBA Canada Photo Contest 🥈

From coast to coast to coast, photographers across Canada shared their love of nature through the 2025 KBA Canada Photo Contest 🌊🧵
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM