Environment committee  There are several ways of answering the question why do we value species? The first is utilitarian, and economics is catching up in how we can measure the value of the benefits that nature provides to people. Two years ago, the Nature Conservancy of Canada partnered with TD Bank

Environment committee  I still have a book on my shelf about the endangered spaces campaign from 1988. I remember that campaign. The goal was to raise $10 million for conservation. That just reminds me that we have come a far way in terms of our commitment to protecting nature. Do we need to do more? I

Environment committee  Good afternoon. Mr. Chair, and members of the committee, thank you for having me here to address this important topic. I'm senior conservation biologist for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is our country's leading not-for-profit land conservat