By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 Canada’s wilderness, one of the last great frontiers of biodiversity, is home to unique species found nowhere else on Earth. A new report warns that the ongoing global decline in biodiversity poses serious risks to food security, water, health and climate stability \u2014 as decision making around the world increasingly favours economic gains at dangerous costs. From the wetlands of Ontario to the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, these pristine ecosystems are vital not only to the country but to the planet’s ecological health. Canada is home to an estimated 80,000 species, 24 percent of the world\u2019s boreal forests and about 25 percent of the planet\u2019s temperate forests. Canada also has the world\u2019s longest coastline, more than 2 million lakes, the third-largest glacier-area… <\/p>\n
By Anushka Yadav, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 Canada’s wilderness, one of the last great frontiers of biodiversity, is home to unique species found nowhere else on Earth. A new report warns that the ongoing global decline in biodiversity poses serious risks to food security, water, health and climate stability \u2014 as decision making around the world increasingly favours economic gains at dangerous costs. From the wetlands of Ontario to the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, these pristine ecosystems are vital not only to the country but to the planet’s ecological health. Canada is home to an estimated 80,000 species, 24 percent of the world\u2019s boreal forests and about 25 percent of the planet\u2019s temperate forests. Canada also has the world\u2019s longest coastline, more than 2 million lakes, the third-largest glacier-area... <\/p>\n