Conserving grassland ecosystems in Saskatchewan has global impact

The UN Biodiversity Conference "COP-15" continues in Montreal this week. 

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) focus centers around protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world.

Cameron Wood, a Director with the Nature Conservancy of Canada says conserving grassland ecosystems in Saskatchewan has global impact.

Currently, the world is facing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Protecting these lands and waters are important for providing habitat for species at risk and storing carbon. These valuable places are truly our allies in facing the challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change.

Did you know that more than 80 per cent of Saskatchewan’s grasslands have already disappeared? Temperate grasslands, such as Canada’s prairies, are among the most endangered ecosystems in the world, and their loss means that many native species are now critically endangered.