provincial / national hotspot
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Provincial / National Hotspot. > 153 Species At Risk (SAR) 77% of Ontario total 25% of all Canadian SAR. Carolinian Canada Coalition. To preserve, protect and restore the ecosystems, flora and fauna of the Carolinian Life Zone in southwestern Ontario… - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Provincial / National Hotspot
• > 153 Species At Risk (SAR)
• 77% of Ontario total
• 25% of all Canadian SAR
Since 1984
Carolinian Canada Coalition
• To preserve, protect and restore the ecosystems, flora and fauna of the Carolinian Life Zone in southwestern Ontario…
• To conduct research… and disseminate the results...
• To… increase the public's understanding of the importance of conserving the natural features…
Carolinian Canada Strategic Plan
Catalyzing Effective Action • Innovative Partnerships • Capacity-building Outreach
Promoting a Researched
Understanding• Woodland Recovery
• Big Picture Monitoring • Carolinian Research Network
Networking for Stewardship & Sustainability
• Environment & Sustainability Forum• Growing Network
Building aViable
Coalition• Board Capacity• Budget Growth
= Healthy Ecosystems= Healthy Landscapes= Thriving Communities
The Big Picture
Carolinian Woodland Recovery StrategyEfficient Recovery for 500+ rare elements
Connecting Wild & Human Communities
An Ecosystem Model
COORDINATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRATION
CURRENT STATUS (January 2013)CCC Conservation Action Plan Network
Completed by CCC & partners; in implementation phase
Ausable - Kettle Point -
Pinery
Essex Forests & Wetlands / Pt. Pelee
Western Lake Erie Islands
Norfolk Sand Plain
Upper Thames
Skunks Misery
Hamilton - Burlington
Short Hills
NiagaraRiver Corridor
Grand River Forests
St. Clair Coastal
SydenhamRiver
Rondeau – Erie Coast
RougeValley
Elgin Greenway
Six Nations
Completed by NCC
In progress (CCC & partners)
Future CAPs
Lower Thames
Community LeadersHigh Priority Actions for
Biodiversity Hotspots
Landowner LeadersCultivating Pride in Rarities
Supporting the Leaders
Youth Leaders Greening the Future
Outreach LeadersConnecting Habitat Partners
For Greater Impact
Focus on the Coast
EcosystemRecoveryLeaders
Strong FriendsConnect and grow the conservation community in meaningful ways
Grow Wild! Leaders Provide sound information and useful tools to enhance and restore habitat
Biodiversity HotspotsWork with priority partners to recover and monitor a functioning ecological system
of habitat cores and corridors
Big PictureCoordinate a Big Picture conservation strategy for thriving landscapes
= Healthy Ecosystems= Healthy Landscapes= Thriving Communities
The Big Picture
The Issues
1. Big Picture Update- Linking “Local Pictures”- Climate change- Ecosystem services- Stewardship- New science / technology / analyses- Are we making progress? How? What are the
gaps?- Link local to ecoregional to global monitoring
The Issues
2. Ecosystem Values- Rewards for healthy habitats?- Is regulation our only tool?- Inspire an intuitive understanding - Share stories – the power of oral history- Catalyze a seismic shift in perception- How much is a healthy future worth?
The Issues
3. Who is leading?- Government?- Greenies?- Innovators?- Networkers?- Economy?- The kids?- Coordination, Coordination, Coordination
What are we waiting for?
We need to be the strong, resilient community we want to build
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