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Join the CCLM in a discussion about the 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy and how different sectors will integrate this into their work!
The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is a comprehensive international agreement aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss globally. It was established under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and is designed to address the rapid decline in species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity worldwide.
Canada has developed a national strategy that aligns with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and reflects its commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
By aligning its national strategy with the Global Biodiversity Framework, Canada aims to contribute to global conservation goals while addressing its unique ecological and socio-economic context. This alignment ensures that Canada’s efforts are both effective and integrated within the broader international biodiversity agenda.
Presenter:
Hugo Morand
Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Hugo has worked on environmental issues and policies for the federal government for some twenty years, including as lead Canadian negotiator for agriculture at UNFCCC international climate change conferences from 2015 to 2020. His areas of expertise touch on economic-environmental modelling, mitigation options for agriculture emissions, payments for ecosystem services schemes and other market-based instruments, and biodiversity conservation and sustainable management, among others. He joined the Canadian Wildlife Service in 2021, where his team was responsible for developing Canada's 2030 Nature Strategy released in June 2024. Hugo holds a Master's degree in Agricultural Economics (M.Sc.) from McGill University.
Panelists:
Christian Malouin
Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Christian has over 20 years of experience in the federal government, with a focus on biodiversity conservation. He currently serves as a manager at Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service, where he leads key domestic biodiversity and stewardship initiatives. His portfolio includes the implementation of the federal, provincial, and territorial Pan-Canadian Approach's Priority Species initiative, the Habitat Stewardship Program, habitat restoration efforts under NRCan’s 2 Billion Trees Program, Canada's commitment to the Bonn Challenge, and participation in the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Christian has also held various roles in other science-based departments. He was the Associate Director of the Ottawa Research and Development Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and served as a science advisor with Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences (M.Env.) from the Université de Sherbrooke and a B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Ottawa.
Megan Lafferty
Land Protection Measures Manager, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Megan is the manager of land protection measures with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). She has been with the organization for 11 years, starting within the Newfoundland and Labrador program before moving to NCC’s nationwide conservation policy and planning team. Her work focuses on exploring and supporting the variety of ways that area-based conservation is achieved across the landscape, led by a diversity of actors. She recently moved to Regina Saskatchewan and, in her spare time, enjoys learning about the vast prairie landscape that she now calls home.