e-5145 (Environment)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Canada has committed to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s 23 targets and released Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy to advance these targets;
- Canada has pledged to protect 30% of Canada’s land and waters by 2030;
- Canada has already protected significant tracts of ecologically sensitive land through the Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP), but has not yet met its targets;
- Funding for the NHCP comes to an end in March 2026;
- Nature loss is most acute in the southern parts of the country, where development pressures render ecologically-intact land increasingly scarce and costly;
- 150 local and regional land trusts protect hundreds of thousands of hectares of Canada’s most endangered landscapes, particularly in the south; and
- Local and regional land trusts are deeply rooted in their communities, providing connections between people, communities, and nature.
- Open for signature
- September 23, 2024, at 3:46 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 22, 2024, at 3:46 p.m. (EDT)