Environment
Ensuring a greener, cleaner future for Canada’s children
Humankind’s survival has always been deeply intertwined with the environment. Climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, food, water and energy depletion are all critical issues that demand our urgent attention.
The Benefaction Environmental Portfolio is committed to preserving Canada’s natural heritage and supporting globally significant ecosystems by investing in programs that promote a diverse, healthy and sustainable natural environment for future generations to enjoy.
Purpose
To support programs and services that ensure a healthier global ecosystem with an emphasis on protecting and enhancing Canada’s natural assets
Key Initiatives
• Conservation of ecologically significant land across all Canadian regions.
• Ensuring the long-term survival of Canada’s plant and animal species and their habitats.
• Naturalization projects dedicated to injecting green back into Canada’s urban landscapes.
• Protecting and restoring bio-diverse ecosystems in Canada and globally.
• Exploring ways to reduce pollution and wasteful consumption.
Nature Conservancy of Canada
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), Canada’s leading national land conservation organization, is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Canada’s priority natural areas through land securement, science and stewardship. Since 1962, NCC has helped conserve over two million acres of ecologically significant land all across Canada with a focus on the 10% of land along the Canada-US border where biodiversity is the most threatened. NCC continues to explore ways to ensure the long-term survival of Canada’s plant and animal species and the natural ecosystems that they—and we—depend upon.
Evergreen
Evergreen is Canada’s leading urban-based environmental non-profit organization that has a mandate to bring green space back to Canada’s urban areas through widespread restoration and conservation programs. Working in thousands of communities across Canada, Evergreen encourages individuals and communities to improve and sustain healthy outdoor space by providing access to valuable resources, including financial grants, information, practical tools, policy guidelines and other pertinent resources.