Why protecting grasslands is a win-win-win for climate, biodiversity and the ranching community

To halt and reverse biodiversity loss, we need strong commitment from our policy-makers today that will save our iconic grasslands and the birds and other biodiversity that need them for their survival.

A burrowing owl, pictured in Tswsassen, B.C., in 2014. Birds of grassland landscapes, such as burrowing owls, chestnut-collared longspurs and Baird’s sparrows, are declining faster than any other group of birds across North America, and grassland birds have declined nearly 57 per cent since 1970, write Patrick Nadeau, Ian Cook, and Ryan Beierbach.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Michael Klotz

Opinion

BY PATRICK NADEAU, IAN COOK, AND RYAN BEIERBACH

December 5, 2022

In mid-December, the world’s nations meet in Montreal to further their commitments under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Bold ideas and novel approaches are needed in order to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Those gathered in Montreal s...

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