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The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is a community science initiative open to anyone in North America. Each year, the Monarch Blitz takes place over a 10-day period, starting on the last Friday of July and ending on the Sunday of the following week.
A unique trinational organization advancing a regional approach to environmental cooperation and creating linkages across Canada, Mexico and the United States to address emerging and complex environmental challenges.
CEC projects bring together experts, governments and communities to share knowledge, build capacity, pilot scalable solutions and strengthen cooperation, turning shared goals into action for North America’s environment.
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Providing access to affordable, reliable and clean energy for all is a global challenge. Advancements in renewable energy sources and enabling technologies (e.g., storage), as well as their decentralized nature, represent available and realistic options for supplying access to low-cost and sustainable electricity in remote communities. Under this initiative, the...
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Informing the Central Grasslands Roadmap
Grasslands are among the most threatened ecosystems worldwide, and their loss poses major challenges for biodiversity, climate resilience and sustainable food production. To better understand producer perspectives, a 2022 survey of 104 Canadian cattle producers explored views on grassland loss, enrollment in conservation programs and priorities for monitoring ecosystem health. Results show that most producers are concerned about grassland decline, many are already engaged in conservation programs and the majority are interested in learning more, though paperwork and limited incentives remain barriers to participation.
This report is intended for policymakers, conservation practitioners, producer organizations and researchers. It provides valuable insights into producer priorities and preferred approaches, offering practical guidance for designing effective, producer-centered conservation initiatives that can strengthen grassland conservation across the Canadian Prairies.
