A study out of Alberta found that restoring nature through nature-based climate solutions can help reduce the damage and wear on roads, and overall reduce the costs to municipalities https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-road-repairs-flooding-1.6809436.
The New Brunswick Environmental Network conducted a public polling study of understanding, perception, and support for nature-based climate solutions in New Brunswick. There were 643 respondents, and the final results are available here! NB Environmental Network – General Public
New resources and reports to support mental and psychosocial wellbeing in the face of responding the the impacts of flooding on communities reports now available here. As New Brunswick faces many instances and risks of flooding due to climate change,
“Flood and erosion risk analysis for Pokesudie Technical and scientific work done in 2021 Partners: The Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, Gestion Inuk Simard Inc. and 2PIX Geomatics Inc. Results: High-resolution elevation model based on LiDAR data Sea level rise and
The New Brunswick Environmental Network, along with partner organization Nature NB and advisory committee members CLIMAtlantic, Infrastructure Canada, New Brunswick Climate Change Secretariat, Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick, and L’Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick is leading the Research
The 15th Conference of Parties on Biodiversity occurred from December 7th – 19th in Montreal, Canada in the hopes of protecting biodiversity and halting nature loss. A Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted titled the Kunming-Montreal Global biodiversity framework. It is
A report was just released by the Council of Canadian Academies on Canada’s carbon sink potential and the use of nature-based climate solutions. From the Chair of the Expert Panel: “On a global scale, the carbon stored in Canada’s forests,
The Climate Risk Institute (CRI) hosts courses to advance adaptation in Ontario, and the Prairies: o Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Training for Professional Planners (ON). CRI is collaborating with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and Risk Sciences International to offer
ACAP Saint John has been hard at work implementing nature-based solutions in southern New Brunswick. Their latest rain garden event saw over 30 volunteers work together to create a massive rain garden of 200 square meters. They have also started
Video of a hands-on workshop hosted by GDDPC and several partners in August 2021. This two-day workshop applied the Living Shorelines method to a section of a waterfront land at the Cocagne Community Park. Watch the video HERE.