These are real solutions to averting the worst possible future outlined in the Audubon study for birds and, by extension, for us humans: we breathe the same air, drink the same water, and endure the same temperatures as the birds.
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The region where billions of North America’s birds are born remains largely healthy and intact. Every year, 3 to 5 billion birds emerge from Canada’s Boreal Forest. We still have a chance to protect these nesting grounds on a grand scale and give species the best chance of surviving into the future.
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The report confirms that conservation and international cooperation can reverse declines in bird populations. Smart government policies like banning DDT and investing in wetlands restoration across Canada and the United States, for instance, have helped duck populations increase by 69% and geese by a whopping 360%.
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On this International Migratory Bird Day, my thoughts are drawn to the places many of the birds passing though my backyard are headed: the Boreal Forest. Known as North America’s Bird Nursery, the boreal attracts up to 3 billion migratory birds each spring. Most boreal bird nesting grounds are sustained by Indigenous Peoples.
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Many boreal bird species risk significant declines as a result of climate change, but a new report identifies areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest that hold the key to birds’ long-term survival. While conditions in some bird habitats are expected to shift, large landscapes within the boreal region will remain relatively stable. Protecting these boreal lands will offer birds the best chance to thrive.
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The realities of climate change can be more than a little hard to deal with as we experience them and hear of them on a daily basis. That was true again this week when the International Panel on Climate Change released a report providing details about how critical it is that the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is lowered very quickly if we wish to avert some costly and tragic consequences.
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There is big news for us humans today. That’s because the Canadian government released a new budget that will do good things for the natural world that we, and all animals and plants, rely on for survival.
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Whether we live in dense city neighborhoods or deep in the woods, we all depend upon vibrant natural landscapes to keep the air clean, the water safe and the climate stable.
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