12pm to 3:30pm Eastern Time
January 20-21, 2021
Register: cpcil.ca/CCIUCN
Please join us to learn about current events, initiatives and opportunities to contribute to the work of the IUCN in Canada. Our agenda is being finalized and your board of directors looks forward to the dialogue. Please share this invite with colleagues and friends. CCIUCN members and non-Members are welcome!
CC-IUCN is looking for youth volunteers (18-30 years old) to become 2020-2021 CC-IUCN Youth Ambassadors. The successful Youth Ambassadors will work with the committee to connect youth to nature and the CC-IUCN before, during and after the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) through online engagement, and connecting and working with other Canadian and international organizations and events. The CC-IUCN will provide up to $2000 in funding for each chosen Youth Ambassador to register and attend the WCC in Marseille, France June 11-19 2020 (and some additional support for other meetings).
Please note that this is a volunteer position and will require a commitment of approximately 10 hours a month for a two-year term (with an increased commitment level expected directly before, during and after the WCC).
The Youth Ambassador position is limited to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants.
APPLY HERE: https://forms.gle/3Q1VJ1bE9GBY18288
Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm PST on October 27th, 2019.
Please contact cciucnyouth@gmail.com if you have any questions about the position or application process.
August 2019
Dear CCIUCN Members:
I’m delighted to write to you now, midway through our fiscal year, to provide an update of the activities of the CCIUCN and to highlight some upcoming events.
As Board President, I will aim to provide these updates throughout the year to keep our membership informed about and engaged in CC IUCN projects.
We kicked off the year with our Annual General Meeting in January, where we swore in our board and began the development of our 3-year work plan. Thanks to the input of our members we have finalized the work plan and it is posted on the CCIUCN website for your information. It is an ambitious plan that aims to advance our contribution towards the mission of the IUCN and conservation of nature in Canada.
Interested in being involved?
CCIUCN is seeking members who like to actively participate on projects outlined in the work plan. Presently, we are seeking members with an interest in communication, membership services and youth engagement but if you see something in the work plan that interests you, please reach out! You can contact cciucn@nature.ca with your interest and we’ll be in touch.
We want your input
One of the key activities of the CCIUCN over the next few months is soliciting input from members on the draft IUCN Programme 2020-2024, titled ‘One Nature, One Future’. The finalized Programme – a 4 year work plan- will be presented for adoption at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille France in 2020. The Canadian Committee, like all country committees, is soliciting input from members on the draft Programme and in order to gather as much input as possible, we’ve established three ways you can provide input:
2020 World Conservation Congress
The CCIUCN will also be playing an active role at the upcoming World Conservation Congress in Marseille in 2020, including sending Youth Ambassadors (stay tuned for more information on that), hosting a Canada Reception and more. If you intend to be at the Congress, drop us a line as we’d love to connect with all the Canadians who will be travelling to France.
One more item for your calendars: this fall, CCIUCN in partnership with Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership, will be hosting a webinar on synthetic biology. This rapidly developing field holds promise and risks for the conservation of biodiversity. CCIUCN will be sending out invitations in the fall, so be sure to tune in to learn more.
My first six months as President of the CCIUCN has been busy and exciting – there is so much to do! I very much look forward to all the activities we have planned over the next six months and beyond. I’ll close by wishing you all a safe and fun summer, and a productive fall. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
Lisa
President, CC IUCN Board of Directors
Note: Survey deadline has been extended until August 26th!
The IUCN Programme 2021-2024 “One Nature, One Future” survey is now posted.
Please fill out the survey and distribute the survey links amongst your networks for feedback on the IUCN Programme 2021-2024 draft for consultation. The survey will be live until end-of-day Monday, August 26th.
Canadian Committee of the IUCN pre-Canadian Regional Conservation Forum Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PT9DNWM
Sondage préalable au Forum régional canadien sur la conservation du Comité canadien de l’UICN:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PWXRRZ9
Please join us for a webinar on July 4, 2019 from 1pm to 1:40pm ET.
This webinar will provide an introduction to the Canadian Committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (CCIUCN) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WPCA) and to both the current and draft Programme of Work that guides Members, Commissions and the IUCN Secretariat in securing the planetary life support system by 2030.
Panelists include: Lisa McLaughlin VP of Conservation and Planning Nature Conservancy of Canada CCIUCN President Meg Beckel CEO, Canadian Museum of Nature Past President, CCIUCN Rick Bates CEO, Canadian Wildlife Federation IUCN Regional Councillor (North America & the Caribbean).
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lxZ0FPg5TG2CKWgd581_TA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The next 14-18 months is a critical time for conservation.
The new report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) tells us that nature is declining at rates unprecedented in human history, and although it’s not too late to make a difference, we must make transformational change.
In 14 months the World Conservation Congress in Marseilles will be a moment for conservationists from around the world to send a signal to government leaders on the need for serious commitment and action to stop the loss. In 18 months (October, 2020) the Convention on Biological Diversity meetings will be in Kunming, Guizhou, China, where new targets to 2030 will be set and commitments made.
To help plan the places and times where you can provide input to these events to help shape future international conservation action, here is a schedule of events between now and 2021 for your use.
At the May 9, 2019 CCIUCN Board meeting, Olaf Jensen (Environment and Climate Change Canada) made a presentation about Canada’s progress towards Canada Target 1 / Aichi Target 11. That presentation is shared below as a pdf file.
Making progress towards Canada Target 1
The CCIUCN welcomes the following new members:
Anurani Persaud
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc. (IFAW)
See our membership page for more information on becoming a member.
The CCIUCN welcomes the following new members:
Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association
Eli Enns
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
John Girgis
Lahiru Ishan Samaranayake
Risa Smith
See our membership page for more information on becoming a member.
The Annual General Meeting and Forum for the CCIUCN will take place on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
More information will be emailed to members.
Shared from the National Committee UK
The 2017 CCIUCN Annual General Meeting was held Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Please see the Events page for the proposed minutes and some of the presentation files.
The IUCN Programme provides the framework for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the conservation work undertaken by the Commissions and the Secretariat with and on behalf of IUCN Members.
The 2017-2020 Programme as revised by Congress is now available on the IUCN website:
https://www.iucn.org/secretariat/about/programme-work-and-reporting/programme
Save the date: 19 January 2017, Annual General Meeting for the CCIUCN in Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Are there any topics that you would like to learn about or discuss at the AGM? Please let us know by November 23.
#NatureForAll (#NFA) will be launched at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Hawai’i September 2-10, 2016. There are many ways in which #NFA ambassadors, partners, and WCC attendees can participate in building the #NFA movement.
In the lead-up to the WCC #NFA is reaching out to existing and new partners, with a focus on building a coalition of organizations and individuals who share the #NFA vision.You can be a part of:
During the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress the #NFA pavilion will be a central gathering place and focal point for the #NFA journey and for celebrating, catalysing, and showcasing global efforts to connect people to nature. You can be a part of: ·
The Canadian Committee of IUCN (CCIUCN) is pleased welcome Samantha McBeth, Caroline Merner and Elise Pullar as our Youth Ambassadors for 2016/2017.
Samantha, Caroline and Elise competed with 111 other young people for these volunteer roles. They will be working with the CCIUCN to help our ongoing initiative to help connect youth to nature.
Their first tasks will revolve around the IUCN World Conservation Congress this September. If you are in Honolulu expect to see them at the Canadian Delegate Reception on September 2 and at the #NatureForAll pavilion among other places.
Meet Samantha, Caroline and Elise here and please follow them on the CCIUCN Youth Blog: https://cciucnyouth.wordpress.com/
Dear CCIUCN Members,
I am writing on behalf of Mike Wong and Sean Southey, Co-chairs of the joint IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) – Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) Task Force on #NatureForAll, to invite you to play a vital role in the #NatureForAll campaign by becoming a partner or helping to identify partners for #NatureForAll.
More partners are needed to commit to this important new IUCN initiative to build new constituencies for nature conservation, locally and globally, and across all sectors of society. Please join the campaign and the #NatureForAll core team for the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Hawaii, September 1-10, 2016 where partners will announce their commitment and celebrate their partnership.
The #NatureForAll campaign is in response to growing world-wide understanding of the intimate relationship between positive experiences in nature – especially at an early age – and establishing a sense of connection with the natural world that leads us to support its conservation. The campaign aims to amplify the messages of individual organizations and broaden the reach and impact of their programming to create a future in which billions of people worldwide are experiencing and connecting with nature and taking action for conservation. It is the foundation for the #NatureForAll movement, which will be launched with key partners at the #NatureForAll pavilion at the WCC. This brochure and this short animated video provide additional details.
Becoming part of #NatureForAll is as easy as 1-2-3.
1. Share your LOGO with Mike Wong (Mike.Wong@iucn.org) to be identified as a partner on our web site and campaign material.
2. Describe YOUR ORGANIZATION and its work, as it relates to #NatureForAll themes to benefit from cross-promotion. We’re asking for 250 words or less (e.g., a web link).
3. Make a #NatureForAll PLEDGE by sharing your organization’s commitment to raising awareness about nature and its values, facilitating opportunities for people to experience nature, and creating transformational moments that lead to lifelong personal connections with it.
I highly encourage all CCIUCN members to reach out to your different networks and bring in more core partners for #NatureForAll.
If you are an organizational member of CCIUCN please consider becoming a partner and help play a crucial role in this game-changing conservation movement and support a global effort to invite every person on the planet to fall in love with nature!
Thank you and warmest regards,
Margaret Beckel,
President, Canadian Committee for IUCN
President and CEO, Canadian Museum of Nature
Applications for two volunteer CC IUCN Youth Ambassador positions will be accepted online at:
https://goo.gl/8zpyhq until April 17th, 2016, 11:59pm PST.
The CCIUCN will provide up to $2500 in funding for each Youth Ambassador for registration and travel expenses to attend the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
For more information please email cciucnyouth@gmail.com.
