This webinar explores the technical processes used in identifying Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada. Jaime Grimm of WCS Canada walks through the steps for identifying and delineating a KBA, using an example case. She discusses the types and sources of data used to calculate the quantitative thresholds necessary to meeting [...]

The Canadian federal government recently announced its commitment to protecting 30% of land and marine areas by 2030. In pursuit of these targets, it’s essential that we work together to prioritize conservation efforts in areas that will best support the persistence of biodiversity. KBA Canada Coordinator, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, presented a [...]

Read the article published by the Biodiversity Education Awareness Network. By Jaime Grimm and Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne Now, more than ever, people and nations across the world are recognizing the growing threat of biodiversity loss. The Canadian federal government has responded to this crisis by announcing its intention to protect 25% [...]

Through the Key Biodiversity Areas Program, rare, endemic and underappreciated species are finally getting their due as important components of their ecosystems. Read the article published in Canadian Geographic. The Maritime Ringlet, a Canadian butterfly species found only in a few populations around the Baie des Chaleurs and Gaspésie (Photo: Colin [...]

By Madhu Rao, Wildlife Conservation Society Read the article published in Medium. 2020 was to be the Super Year for Nature. Well before COVID-19 plunged the planet into an extraordinary crisis and brought the world’s economic systems to a grinding halt, the World Economic Forum ranked biodiversity loss and ecosystem [...]

By Zoltan Waliczky Read the article on BirdLife International. The rock-solid criteria we use to identify Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) is now being used as the foundation for Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) – a new standard in site-based conservation which expands the concept beyond birds to all life [...]