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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,
 1.6b
 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 . 9  under threat from local stresses
 and climate change .
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