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     Anne Breau

Environment Specialist
     Jean Lauriault

Head, Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods)
     Hugh Danks

Secretary, Biological Survey of Canada Secretariat
     Susan Goods


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A Web site devoted to native plants! Gardeners, naturalists, environmental stewards, conservationists and community groups alike will appreciate the practical information, extensive links to resources, personal stories, and discussion of issues relevant to native plant conservation. Join us at the Native Plant Crossroads, learn about the issues and find out what you can do!


 
Biodiversity training in Guinea.
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The Canadian Centre for Biodiversity has a dynamic team that offers training and professional development services.



The Canadian Centre for Biodiversity is developing a template for fostering good stewardship of native plant diversity and best practices at the community level by providing exchange of up-to-date knowledge; encouraging communication and collaboration amongst stakeholders and the general public; creating synergy amongst participants in the pursuit of their own activities; and educating and engaging the general public. Outreach programmes such as (workshops and forums) will enhance understanding of native plant diversity, its value and vulnerability. The Salamander Foundation has generously provided funds for three years for the development of this programming.


Adopt a River
The Canadian Centre for Biodiversity, in collaboration with the Comité de valorisation de la rivière Beauport and the Biosphère of Environment Canada, participates in coordinating the network for the award-winning project Adopt a River. Through this project, young people become aware of water quality issues in their own environment, investigate these issues through the use of scientific protocols and implement actions for enhancing and conserving water quality.




Lifecycle of the eye-fluke, Diplostomum spathaceum.
Lifecycle of a flatworm, the eye-fluke, Diplostomum spathaceum.



 

Canadian Centre for Biodiversity

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Mission

The Canadian Museum of Nature established the Canadian Centre for Biodiversity (CCB) in 1991. Its purpose is to bring together Nature's expertise and experience in systematics research and education to help resolve issues related to biodiversity and conservation, and, in national and international contexts, to act as a central focus for biodiversity information and collaboration efforts.

Method

Changes in biodiversity are key correlates of potential environmental change. The Canadian Centre for Biodiversity provides broad scientific and policy support for relevant investigations in two ways:

  • the CCB contributes directly to the coordination and acquisition of knowledge and understanding about biodiversity
  • it helps to develop policies and practices for the conservation and wise use of biodiversity in the context of human impact and environmental change. To do so, the CCB plays an essential role in a variety of networks, focusing on biodiversity information, education, training and collaborative efforts.

Diverse Activities

In its role of catalysing and coordinating Canadian research, the CCB hosts the Secretariat of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods). In association with the Entomological Society of Canada, the Survey develops and coordinates national initiatives in systematic and faunistic entomology. Addressing biodiversity and its potential changes, the Survey works with scientists across the country to produce major scientific publications as well as briefs and information documents that are brought to the attention of decision-makers.


We're in This Together

Monarch, Danaus plexippus S94-306.In its roles toward the development of policies and broader networks, the CCB promotes ongoing liaison and dialogue with government agencies, academics, business leaders, and non-governmental organizations, as well as with members of the public.

-> The CCB supports the activities and objectives of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC; the CMN is a founding member of this organization), aided by members of the Life Sciences team who contribute research and prepare and review status reports.

-> Life Sciences team and Centre members participate in biosystematics research, the NatureWatch programme and other activities within the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) and are represented on the EMAN Biodiversity Science Board.

-> The CCB leads the Working Group on Museums and Sustainable Communities, which enhances the ability of the museum community to share knowledge, build capacity and take actions supporting a culture of sustainability.

Nature joined the IUCN-The World Conservation Union in 1976 and supports the Union in its mission "to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable".

-> By hosting and coordinating the activities of the Secretariat of the Canadian Committee for IUCN - The World Conservation Union (CC-IUCN), CCB maintains an alliance with government agencies, non-governmental organizations and individuals from across Canada, and linkages with IUCN and its important international conservation network.

-> CCB also hosts the Secretariat of the Medicinal Plant Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.

-> CCB's collaboration with Université du Québec à Montréal and the Institut de l'énergie et de l'environnement de la Francophonie (a subsidiary body of the Agence de la Francophonie) in the organization of professional training seminars and workshops in developing countries enhances their capacities in natural resources management.

-> CCB's collaboration with a colleague at Université du Québec à Montréal and the Institut de l'énergie et de l'environnement de la Francophonie (a subsidiary body of the Agence de la Francophonie) in the organization of professional training seminars and workshops in developing countries enhances their capacities in natural resources management.


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