Biodiversity is found in every part of our daily life. Learn more about biodiversity, how it is being damaged, and the many ways you can help protect the delicate balance of our natural world.
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Take a moment. Look… and listen… to what’s around you.
All around you are the sights and sounds of living things who depend on other living things.
This link between species and ecosystems is called biological diversity – biodiversity!
Every living species on Earth is part of biodiversity. From the tiniest bacteria to the largest animals and the tallest trees…
… from the water we drink to the air we breathe, biodiversity is the “recipe” for the richness of life on earth. It’s the variety of all life…and it’s so important to our survival.
You see, planet Earth isn’t just a place – it’s crowded with life.
As Canadians, we depend on the biodiversity of ecosystems that are here, and outside of Canada. It’s all connected!
Think about this rain forest… that coral reef… these grasslands… these mountains.
Biodiversity is found in every part of our daily life, from our food, to our clothes, to our.medicines.
The delicate balance of biodiversity can be threatened through habitat destruction…
… over-consumption…
… pollution…
… invasive species…
… and climate change.
If you take pieces away from the building blocks of biodiversity, it’s like removing key parts of a building’s foundation… it loses its strength… and we lose species and habitat.
The simple truth is, we can’t live without biodiversity! That’s why it’s worth protecting and restoring. Here’s how you can help.
Begin with learning. Discover how the web of life is connected in your neighbourhood… how the trees help the birds… how the flowers help the bees!
Get out and see biodiversity in action. Take an afternoon hike through a park…
… lift up a log (carefully) and look at all the creatures you see. This is a great example of a little ecosystem… right in your hands!
Here’s more:
· Plant a tree… or two… or ten!
· Clean up a field or a beach or a pond
· Create habitats like a birdhouse, a bat house or a pollinator garden!
· Talk to your friends and family about helping our Earth and how we can each have a real impact on the world around us.
You can be an important part in protecting biodiversity by living in harmony with nature.
Start today!
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Before engaging in his second oil war of Q1 2026, President Trump took his most harmful act to date against climate action. In this video we talk about what that was, why the people fighting him are probably going to win, and why the whole thing could backfire in a big way for Trump and his oily glucose guardians.
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REFERENCES
1. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/05/donald-trump-venezuela-nicolas-maduro
2. https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
3. https://renews.biz/110564/uk-to-open-ar8-auction-in-july/
4. https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/03/05/EFDTBJWO5NEGNBA7KKH4CWMPNM/
5. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-energy-security-fall-out-from-fossil-fuel-fragility-to-electric-independence/
6. https://www.actonclimate.com/trumptracker/
7. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congress
8. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
9. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-emissions-fossil-land?tab=chart&country=~USA
10. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co-emissions-by-region
11. https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-multi-pollutant-emissions-standards-model
12. https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/13/trump-epa-climate-working-group-report-endangerment-finding-repeal-curry-koonin-spencer-roy-mckitrick/
13. https://www.carbonbrief.org/debriefed-20-february-2026-eus-3c-warning-endangerment-repeals-impact-on-us-emissions-tree-invasion-fuelled-south-americas-fires/
14. https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/02/president-trump-delivers-biggest-regulatory-relief-in-history/
15. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/564/410/
16. https://heated.world/p/trump-is-wiping-out-all-climate-regulation
17. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-trump-has-overseen-more-coal-retirements-than-any-other-us-president/
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For many of us in the West, aviation is a huge chunk of our climate impact, and most of the impact of any given flight doesn’t even come from its carbon emissions. Fortunately, new analysis and field tests indicate that this impact can be mitigated quickly, cheaply, and safely.
If you wanted a message to send to your airline, perhaps something like the following?
“Hello [AIRLINE], I am one of your customers. Do you incorporate contrail avoidance into your flight routing or are you planning to take part in one of the many trials in contrail avoidance? Here’s a website explaining how easy and effective it is: contrails.org”.
REFERENCES
1. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/carbon-footprint-travel-mode
2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-62240071
3. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2634-4505/ad310c
4. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.9b05608
5. https://notebook.contrails.org/the-cost-of-contrail-management/
6. https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/
7. https://www.iata.org/en/iata-repository/pressroom/fact-sheets/fact-sheet—alternative-fuels/
8. http://contrails.org/
9. http://map.contrails.org/
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Edited by Luke Negus.
Research by Ian Campbell.
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Andy Hartley, Artem Plotnikov, Bastian Pranzas, Ben Curtis, Jeffry ., Jon Arlov, Marius Kießling, Paul H and Linda L, Peter Reid.
Adam Gillard, Adrian Sand, Alex, Alex Hall, Andrea De Mezzo, Andy Giesen, Andy Parr, Anže Cesar, Ashley Hauck, Ashley Steel, AYS , Baerbel Winkler, Bill Keydel, Brian Moss, Chris Laslett, Christian Weckner, Christopher Hall, Cifer, Ciotka Cierpienia, Circuitrinos, Claudia Kapp, Clemens, Cody VanZandt, Crisan Talpes, Cy ‘kkm’ K’Nelson, Dan Hanvey, Daniel Cooney, David Mccann, David Stone, Denis Kovachev, Diederik Jekel, Dominik Rihak, Duffman, FireFerretDann, flakykilowatt, Florian Thie, Forever Bulking, Fred, Gabriele Siino, GGH, Guy Markey, Hannarrrr, Haris Karimjee, Heijde, I dropped out of my PhD, & I might forgive Simon., Ian Hamilton, Igor Francetic, Ishaan Shah, j51t, Jack Fretwell, Jacob Speelman, James Gaskell, James Gurney, James Haigh, James Leadbetter, Jan-Willem Goedmakers, Jean-Manuel Izaret, John, Josef Probst, Joseph , Justin Warren, Katharina Hartmuth, Kevin B, Kirsten Athome, KJ Xiao, Knut Nesheim, Kristopher Sicari, Lach Woods, Leonard Neamtu, Marcin Wrochna, Mark Harper, Mark Moore, Mark Phillips, Mark Richardson, Martin, Matthew H, Mercure, Michael Belde, Michelle Valentinova, Miguel Cabrera Brufau, Mike, Morten Engsvang, Nathan Rohrlach, Nicholas Hamdorf, Nick Humphries, Nicklas Kulp, Nico Casal, Nico Kempe, OldGreyWolf, Oliver Pelling-Matthews, Pawel Piwek, Peter Lee, Phil Saici, Philipp Legner, Phineas, Rapssack, Real Engineering, Reid, Richard Swain, Ryan, Sean Richards, Seb Stott, Sergio Diaz, Simone, Steffan , streetlights, Sylvus , szigyi, Tanner , Ted CLAY, Thibault , Thomas Charbonnel, Thomas Newman, Thusto , Tobias Ahsbahs, Tom Painter, Tomás Garnier Artiñano, Tony, Tschäff Reisberg, Victor Gordan, Yorick Droz, Zoey O’Neill.
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