A pathway to healthy, resilient ecosystems in Metro Vancouver
Nature and ecosystems are essential to our region. They help us address climate change by sequestering and storing carbon over the long-term in plants and soil. At the same time, they bolster our resilience to climate change by cooling neighbourhoods, reducing flooding, and protecting shorelines.
But nature and ecosystems – including our forests, wetlands, creeks, and estuaries and the plants and animals within them – are themselves at risk from the drought, extreme heat, and other hazards that climate change brings.
Protecting, restoring, and enhancing our ecosystems and connecting them through a robust green infrastructure network will go a long way toward shaping Metro Vancouver’s carbon neutral future.
Looking for more detail on our nature and ecosystems-related strategies?
Download the Climate 2050 Nature & Ecosystems Roadmap