A Toolkit on Natural Climate Solutions, for Communities.
About this Toolkit
The Natural Climate Solutions Toolkit provides open-access information about natural climate solutions in Canada. Ecotrust Canada’s Climate Resilience team is currently supporting Indigenous-led natural climate solutions projects to achieve their stewardship priorities and emissions reduction objectives on the landscape.
This project was undertaken with the financial support of:
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About this project
In 2022, Ecotrust Canada established a 5-year contribution agreement with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund (NSCSF) program.
As part of this work, we are creating tools and knowledge-transfer content to encourage high-quality NSCSF applications, as well as supporting communities in applying to the Fund and implementing their NSCSF projects.
Ecotrust Canada is currently supporting a handful of Indigenous-led projects funded through NSCSF to achieve their stewardship priorities and emissions reduction objectives on the landscape.
Project Team
Michelle Connolly, Director
Rebecca Rogerson, Community Program Manager
Caylin Sun, Program Manager
Cesar Estevo, Technical Lead
Contact us
You can reach Ecotrust Canada’s Climate Resilience team at climate@ecotrust.ca.
What’s in this Toolkit?
Natural Climate Solutions Community Dialogue Toolkit
A clear and practical guide on how natural climate solutions can protect and restore ecosystems, reduce emissions, enhance biodiversity, and offer social and cultural benefits. Learn about types of financial mechanisms that can support these activities.
✓ 3 modules in this guide
✓ Offline PDF available
NCS and Community Values Tool
Facilitator’s guide for starting community conversations on natural climate solutions. Understand community’s various relationships with land, definitions of healthy landscapes, and what kind of projects would align with those visions.
✓ 4 guided activities for facilitators
✓ Offline PDF available
Improved Forest Management GHG Quantification Tool with a Biodiversity Emphasis
A quantification tool used for estimating benefits of improved forest management projects in BC.
✓ User guide included
✓ Customizable to your own project
Canada’s forests are among the world’s most important carbon sinks and a powerful defence against climate change. They are also the home to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities that rely on forests for their sustenance, culture, and economic prosperity.
We believe Indigenous-led natural climate solutions that are grounded in traditional ecological knowledge and prioritize protection of Indigenous landscapes are the key to advancing climate action.