Committee tasked with advising on how to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030

June 6, 2022, traditional unceded Algonquin Territory/Ottawa, Ontario – Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced today a new Nature Advisory Committee. CPAWS is proud to have its Senior Strategic Advisor, Alison Woodley, appointed to serve as a member of the committee on a three-year term. Alison Woodley and other members of the committee will be responsible for advising the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the department in support of ECCC’s biodiversity and nature priorities.

The committee’s responsibilities include providing expertise to support the federal government’s reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through nature conservation, the protection and recovery of species at risk, and Canada’s commitment to protect at least 30% of land and ocean by 2030, with a milestone target of protecting 25% by 2025.

Alison Woodley has extensive international and national policy and regulatory knowledge and experience related to nature conservation, including protected areas and other effective conservation measures (OECMs), land use planning, species at risk, Indigenous-led conservation, and nature-based climate solutions. She has worked with Indigenous governments, communities, and organizations to support conservation and brings more than two decades of experience to the Nature Advisory Committee in providing evidence-based policy advice on area-based conservation and species at risk.

We wish to congratulate Alison and the other committee members and look forward to the outcomes of their work.

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The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is Canada’s only charity dedicated to the protection of public land, freshwater and ocean with a strong national and regional presence across the country. Working in a way that respects the sovereignty and leadership of Indigenous nations, we are focused on conserving nature to respond to the dual crises of accelerated biodiversity loss and climate change. Our vision is that at least half of land, freshwater and ocean in Canada is permanently protected to sustain nature and people for current and future generations. For more information about CPAWS and the work we do to safeguard Canada’s natural heritage, visit cpaws.org. Join our community on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Donate today. Take action.

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Tracy Walden
National Director, Communications and Development, CPAWS
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