NCS Community Dialogue Toolkit
The Natural Climate Solutions Community Dialogue Toolkit (NCS Toolkit) provides 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. Explore financial pathways, project planning tips, and application strategies to bring your NCS projects to life.
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About Natural Climate Solutions
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Module 1: Introduction to Natural Climate Solutions
This Module provides an overview to natural climate solutions, what it is and how it can contribute to climate action and resilience. Learn about the common natural ecosystems that exist in Canada, such as forests, wetlands, peatlands and grasslands.
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Module 2: Natural climate solutions by ecosystem
Learn about the natural climate solutions for each ecosystem: forest, wetland, peatland, grassland, permafrost, and blue carbon. Read about example and case studies for each ecosystem.
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Module 3: Funding your natural climate solutions project
Interested in learning more about resources for funding your natural climate solution project? If you have a Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) project that is actively seeking funding and are considering your options for funding, we encourage you to read on for additional insights and guidance.
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Community Values Toolkit
What you’ll learn
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When we allow nature to do what it does best, we unleash the incredible power of its innate processes and systems. Truly transformative climate action can only be attained when based on a reciprocal, interdependent, and learning relationship with nature.
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Discover strategies to preserve natural areas, benefit your community, involve Indigenous leadership, and secure funding for success.
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Natural climate solution projects are complex and there isn’t a single approach that fits all. Explore our four case studies that show how communities focus on their values and goals during project design and development to achieve success.