Thank you, Catherine.
Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates. Habitat loss and fragmentation are important contributors to the decline. As you have stated, climate change is also increasing the likelihood of extreme temperature and precipitation and increasing the frequency and intensity of wildfires, droughts and floods.
For that reason, many species need to be able to transit from one protected place to another. Ecological corridors make a means by which species can transverse from one protected area to another.
In addition to that, it's also a tremendous opportunity to work in partnership with municipalities, stakeholders and indigenous partners, as well as to increase opportunities for indigenous people to connect to the land, be stewards and maintain that connection. It's also for communities and people to promote human and wildlife coexistence in ways that are positive, both for communities and youth—as you've mentioned previously—and for the protection of species.
Finally, it's to mitigate the effects of climate change and to foster collaborations to make that same effort.