WWF-Canada 54d ago

Canada has a new strategy for nature. But what does it actually look like on the ground? On this episode of Good Nature, host Megan Leslie sits down with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie in Montreal and former Minister of Environment and Climate Change. They dig into Canada’s new nature strategy, including the tension between conservation and development, what it really means for lands and waters to be “protected,” and the challenge of meeting Canada’s commitment to protect 30% of lands and waters by 2030. But first, Megan’s checking in with WWF-Canada senior conservation scientist Jessica Currie for some good news about cooperation in forests. To stay up to date on what’s going on at WWF-Canada, sign up for Living Planet News: https://wwf.ca/signup-for-living-planet-news/ To leave Megan a voice message, go to https://www.speakpipe.com/wwfgoodnature. 0:00 Intro: Canada's New Nature Strategy 1:23 Tell Me Something Good: Mother Trees 5:11 Interview: MP Steven Guilbeault 7:40 What's in the $3.8B nature strategy? 10:30 What does "protected" mean? (30x30) 14:49 Build Canada vs. nature protection 17:17 The economic value of nature 18:26 Ecosystem carbon mapping 20:43 What about species at risk? 22:33 What about habitat restoration? 25:40 Making the nature strategy a reality 27:45 Keeping nature out of culture wars 28:55 The Trail Mix: Rapid Fire Questions