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Environmental

Resilience

The challenge Our approach

Wherever we live in the world, Deliver high-impact, enduring
we need resilient natural interventions in areas of
environments to survive and thrive. international significance.

Natural environments preserve Engage with people who live
biodiversity, maintain water in the landscapes, involve them
resources and help society respond 700ha in our efforts, build their capacity
to climate change. Yet the demands per hr and support their livelihoods.
of a growing world population are
placing unprecedented pressure Initiate projects that enhance Improve
on finite land and water resources policy frameworks and mobilize Outcomes in Boreal Mobilize
and accelerating biodiversity loss. 700ha of forest lost every hour 80% of the planet’s remaining markets to better value carbon, Place-based Forest, Markets
This pressure is further amplified due to the growing demand biodiversity contained within water and biodiversity. Projects Canada
by climate change. for food and natural resources. 7 Indigenous or community-
tenured land . 8 Pilot new approaches and Resilient 10 Deserts, LandScale,
Reefs,
For Indigenous peoples with share learnings so others can Iconic Locations Landscape-Scale Conservation Corridors
Global
Australia
a profound connection to and take them on with confidence. Multiple
dependence on traditional lands,
natural ecosystems also support Support the aspirations of Indigenous Working with Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
their livelihoods and cultures people to manage their traditional Alto Mayo, Corridor,
Chile
Peru
and must be conserved for the lands for a range of economic, social,
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benefit of future generations. cultural and environmental outcomes.
Enhance Policy
Frameworks

people depend on forests 75% of the world’s coral reefs
for their livelihoods . under threat from local stresses
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and climate change .
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