Ducks Unlimited Canada

There’s an amazing spectacle of birds on the move right outside your door as fall migration is underway. Pictured below are some recent observations logged in our #DUCMigrationTracker project on iNaturalist. 📷 1: Dickcissel, Nova Scotia © David McCorquodale 📷 2: Black-billed magpie, Alberta © Nikolas Robinson 📷 3: Boreal chickadee, Ontario © Marc Jalbert 📷 4: Blue-headed vireo, Ontario © Marlene Duhig Anyone can participate in this fun and relaxed birding challenge. Add your observations at: ➡️ https://loom.ly/VAdQQVE #DucksUnlimitedCanada #FallMigration #BirdMigration #CommunityScience #Conservation

🌎 Updates from Ducks Unlimited Canada's first few days at the UN Biodiversity conference, #COP16Colombia in Cali. 📷 1: Team DUC exploring Humedal la Babilla, a small pond/wetland located in the Ciudad Jardin neighbourhood of Cali. 📷 2: The kick off of the very first working group of the conference. 📷 3: Education Day at the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Pavilion, where DUC sponsored an event highlighting the important work youth across the globe are doing for conservation and nature. 📷 4: Team DUC with Robert, a youth advocate and podcaster on biodiversity conservation and climate change. 📷 5: Team DUC at the NGO table during a working group session to address a variety of topics under negotiation. We've had lots of productive discussions in Cali so far to help ensure a healthier, more sustainable future. 🌱 As we head into the weekend, there are still many exciting events taking place, including our DUC organized event on fostering partnerships and driving innovation in land and water conservation efforts that can be replicated globally. 👉Tune in live Sunday, October 27, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (COT): https://lnkd.in/erTne4cF #DucksUnlimitedCanada #UnlimitedTogether #Biodiversity #Conservation

🌍 Join Ducks Unlimited Canada at the UN Biodiversity conference #COP16Colombia for a discussion on fostering partnerships and driving innovation in land and water conservation efforts that can be replicated globally. 🗓️ Sunday, October 27, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (COT) 📍 IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone, Cali, Colombia 💻 Tune in live at: https://lnkd.in/erTne4cF Our session will bring together diverse leaders from sectors driving global biodiversity efforts. Hear from speakers like Ducks Unlimited Canada’s own James Paterson and representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada, WWF-Canada, the Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking, the Métis National Council, and Dairy Farmers of Canada | Les Producteurs laitiers du Canada. 🌱 Meeting ambitious global conservation targets requires a whole-of-society approach. We’ll explore filling knowledge gaps, Indigenous-led conservation, scaling efforts to retain and restore nature, and promoting sustainable business practices. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and discover strategies for safeguarding biodiversity! #DucksUnlimitedCanada #UnlimitedTogether #Biodiversity #Conservation

This week's #DUCMigrationTracker featured observation is a least bittern, observed by iNaturalist user: mjalbert in Ingleside, Ontario. Many species in Canada, such as the least bittern in this observation, are currently threatened. Biodiversity is essential for maintaining healthy environments that all life depends on. Yet, we are facing a global decline in biodiversity, largely driven by habitat loss. To tackle this issue, Ducks Unlimited Canada has been leading efforts to conserve and restore wetlands and other natural spaces for waterfowl, wildlife and people. As leaders in conservation, DUC works not only in Canada but also contributes expertise at a global scale. Four key DUC staff members are currently representing the organization at the UN Biodiversity conference, #COP16Colombia. One focus of COP16 is to turn the commitments from the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (#KMGBF), which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, into actionable plans. DUC will participate in the Canadian delegation to help shape Canada’s stance on biodiversity conservation as well as participate in panels on sustainable agriculture, discussing the integration of soil health, livestock, crop management and biodiversity. With global biodiversity at a tipping point, DUC's work at COP16 will help ensure a sustainable future where ecosystems thrive and continue to support life. We all have a role to play in this crucial effort, and through continued collaboration, we can protect biodiversity for generations to come. #DucksUnlimitedCanada #WetlandConservation #Habitat #Biodiversity #30x30

Yesterday, October 22, Ducks Unlimited Canada attended the National Climate Adaptation Summit in Ottawa, Ontario. ➡️ Michael Nadler, Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited Canada, pictured beside Ryan Beierbach, Chair, Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), was able to participate in a panel and highlight the important role nature-based solutions play in climate resilience and the work that DUC is delivering for The Nature Force initiative, in partnership with 17 leading insurance organizations. ➡️ Janine Massey, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at DUC, participated in a roundtable discussion with Member of Parliament, Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, where we discussed the climate adaptation recommendations put forward by Climate Proof Canada. ➡️ Jim Brennan, National Director of Industry and Government Relations for DUC, met with a cross section of Indigenous, government and industry leaders to discuss climate resilience investment needs in some of Canada’s most at-risk communities. We were proud to discuss our partnership in The Nature Force and would like to thank Climate Proof Canada and the Insurance Bureau of Canada for including us. Through collaborative efforts, DUC is committed to advancing nature-based solutions that protect Canada's most vulnerable regions and build a sustainable future for generations to come. 🌱 📷: ©Blair Gable Photography #Conservation #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateProofCanada #ClimateResilience

Ducks Unlimited Canada is excited to be participating in #COP16Colombia in Cali. This critical global forum on biodiversity began today and continues through November 1. As the first biodiversity-focused meeting since the groundbreaking 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, COP16 provides an invaluable opportunity to continue building on the momentum of our work at DUC and for conservation efforts worldwide. Reversing biodiversity decline will take big-picture thinking and focused action. During the next two weeks, we're looking forward to participating in productive discussions and collaborative actions to ensure a healthier, more sustainable future. 🌱🌎 #DucksUnlimitedCanada #UnlimitedTogether #Biodiversity #KMGBF #Conservation #Sustainability #NatureBasedSolutions

There’s an amazing spectacle of birds on the move right outside your door as fall migration is underway. Pictured below are some recent observations logged in our #DUCMigrationTracker project on iNaturalist. 📷 1: Dark-eyed junco, Ontario © Gary James 📷 2: Northern shoveler, British Columbia © sammactavish 📷 3: Greater yellowlegs, Alberta © Addy 📷 4: Redhead, Quebec © Justin Anyone can participate in this fun and relaxed birding challenge. Add your observations at: ➡️ https://loom.ly/VAdQQVE #DucksUnlimitedCanada #FallMigration #BirdMigration #CommunityScience #Conservation

Big news from the Global Congress of the International Land Conservation Network in Beaupré, Quebec. It was announced today that the milestone of investing $1.5 billion in private land conservation across the country has been achieved. 🌱 Thanks to Environment and Climate Change Canada and its partners Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada, Wildlife Habitat Canada, the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts and Ducks Unlimited Canada, more than 1.5 billion has been invested to help conserve private lands across Canada since 2007. More specifically, conservation organizations have delivered $1 billion in funding and land donations to match $500 million from the Government of Canada's Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP). In detail, this investment represents: ➡️ 2,200 habitat conservation projects supported by the NHCP in 350 municipalities. ➡️ 840,000 hectares (2 million acres) of wetlands, forests, grasslands and shoreline habitats conserved, or, an area that equates to nearly 900 NHL-sized hockey rinks. ➡️ Vital habitats conserved for more than 250 species-at-risk. ➡️ 263.2 million tonnes of carbon captured, which is equivalent to taking 24,639,048 passenger vehicles off the road. In advance of next week’s United Nations Biodiversity Conference (#COP16) in Colombia, this funding program is an example of Canadian leadership in nature conservation. To find out more about the projects carried out under the NHCP, take a look at the 2023-2024 report. 👉 https://loom.ly/CjrwhA4 📷: Ducks Unlimited Canada's Mélanie Deslongchamps and NHCP partners with Minister of Environment and Climate Change, The Honourable Steven Guilbeault at the 2024 Global ILCN conference in Quebec. #Biodiversity #HabitatConservation #NatureConservation #30x30

For this week's #DUCMigrationTracker featured observation, we're sharing an excellent example of a Wilson’s snipe using wetland habitat, observed by iNaturalist user: comox in Vancouver, B.C. Wetlands are important habitat for this species and many more. Along with wildlife habitat, other ecosystem services provided by wetlands include water filtration and carbon storage. These services can be an important part of mitigating the impacts of climate change. But more information is needed to help effectively inform climate change policies. Ducks Unlimited Canada researchers are co-leading a project with Dr. Irena Creed at the University of Toronto Scarborough, to help provide evidence for wetlands as nature-based climate-change solutions. “The benefits of conserving wetlands for wildlife and recreation have long been established, but this research will examine the use of wetlands as a climate mitigation tool,” says Pascal Badiou, DUC research scientist. #WetlandConservation #Habitat #NatureBasedSolutions #EcosystemServices

#ICYMI: Last week, the Green Budget Coalition released its #Budget2025 recommendations, which Ducks Unlimited Canada is pleased to share. From conserving and restoring vital ecosystems like our wetlands and grasslands to protecting biodiversity, these investments are critical for nature-based solutions that not only protect wildlife but also create jobs and boost local economies. Together, we can create a future where nature supports community well-being and economic resilience! Read more at: 👉 https://loom.ly/uieKDWI #GreenBudgetCoalition #Conservation #NatureBasedSolutions #Biodiversity