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http://www.albertawilderness.ca/
Protecting High Conservation Value Forests in the Primrose Lakeland
$168,756 over two years
Covering an area of approximately 1.5 million acres, the Primrose Lakeland is a biologically rich area of the Boreal forest in northeastern Alberta. The Wilderness Association is creating awareness through strategic communications and outreach activities intended to help Alberta Pacific Forests Products achieve FSC certification. Engaging a wide range of stakeholders and non-traditional allies, the Association will work to protect the Primrose Lakeland through a formal agreement with affected parties that outlines key conservation values with to goal to preserve the area for future generations.
http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/
Special Issue on Forestry in 2004
$15,000
Alternatives Magazine will publish a special issue on forestry, providing insight from Canada's leading practitioners on how forest protection and management can progress towards sustainability.
http://www.cpaws.org/
Strategic Leadership and "Turning Point" Strategies in Conservation of Canada's Boreal Forest
$400,000 over two years
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is providing strategic leadership in developing and delivering a Canada-wide boreal conservation program. A particular focus of this work includes securing protected areas in Quebec, and establishing protected areas and improved forestry practices in the Athabasca Heartland area of Alberta.
http://www.conservationcouncil.ca/
Defending New Brunswick's Public Acadian Forest
$10,000
This grant supports the Conservation Council's participation in the legislative hearings on the future of Crown land management in New Brunswick.
http://www.earthroots.org/
Education and Market Transformation for Tissue Products from the Boreal forest
$35,000
The Boreal forest is a key source of wood pulp used to make tissue products, including toilet paper, paper towels and diapers. Earthroots is working towards establishing linkages between potential FSC-certified wood pulp suppliers and tissue manufacturers.
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/
Real Protection: Implementing the Species at Risk Act for the Benefit of Species and Habitat
$100,000
The goal of this grant is to ensure that the newly adopted federal Species At Risk Act (SARA) is implemented in such a way that it provides substantial and effective protection for endangered species and their habitats, particularly forest-dwelling species. Because of its habitat protection provisions, SARA has the potential to leverage protection for significant new amounts of forest ecosystem and expand the adoption of sustainable forest practices.
http://www.ega.org/
EGA Fall Retreat: FSC Workshop & Tour of FSC Forest
$20,000
The EGA Fall Retreat is the primary gathering of environmental funders in North America, and the 2003 Retreat was held in Ottawa, the first time this event has been held outside the United States. Over 450 foundation representatives attended the event and this grant highlighted important forest issues in Canada.
http://www.fanweb.ca/
Capacity Building for Forest Mapping
$20,000
The Federation of Alberta Naturalists is working with Global Forest Watch Canada to update and archive forest satellite images and develop communication tools for two of its projects.
http://www.natureconservancy.ca/
Communications work for the Northern Appalachian Conservation Initiative
$10,000
The Northern Appalachian Conservation Initiative comprises an impressive range of Canadian and U.S. conservation organizations and scientists. This is a capacity grant for communications work to support the groups' efforts to examine the vast preservation and conservation potential of the region.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
The National Forest Strategy: Turning Commitments Into Action
$225,000 over three years
The National Forest Strategy (NFS) is prepared every five years by a coalition of governmental, industry and NGO interests. The current strategy (2003-2008) includes a number of opportunities for conservation benefits. The Sierra Club is using this grant to raise awareness of progressive commitments and accomplishments, develop a national overview of conservation policies and practices, produce annual Report Cards on implementing National Forest Strategy commitments, and carry out a series of case studies to illustrate how key NFS commitments are being implemented, or whether implementation is failing to meet expectations.
http://www.silvafor.org/
Ecosystem-based Conservation Planning in North-Central Saskatchewan
$70,000
The Silva Forest Foundation is developing a system of core protected areas and linkages for the 5 million hectares of the north-central Saskatchewan land-use plan. Silva will also prepare economic analyses of industrial timber management and propose an ecosystem-based economy for this largely undeveloped area.
http://www.environment.utoronto.ca/
Accountability in Ontario's Forest Industry: Inspection and Compliance
$15,000
The purpose of the grant is to identify structural and policy barriers to effective inspection and compliance in the Ontario forestry sector stemming from policy changes that created an industry self-inspection model.
http://www.wwf.ca
Filling the Gaps: Identifying and Protecting High Conservation Value Forests Across Canada's Boreal Region
$200,000 over two years
The World Wildlife Fund is working to foster FSC certification and identify, assess and map High Conservation Value Forests within working forests in Canada. They are evaluating protected area networks in forest license areas to determine which forests most urgently require protection to fill ecological gaps. WWF is also developing on-line conservation toolkits to enlist the forest industry in the identification and protection of High Conservation Value Forests. Finally, WWF is working to secure a public commitment from another major Canadian forest products company to achieve FSC certification of all of their woodlands.
http://www.yukonconservation.org/
The Forests of Opportunity: Ecosystem-Based Planning and Policy Development for the Yukon
$170,000 over three years
In the Yukon, a multi-party agreement provides an opportunity to plan the management of an 110,000 km2 area in the Kaska First Nation territory. The Yukon Conservation Society is participating in this planning process, leading to the implementation of state of the art ecosystem-based forestry practices and the development of a tenure system that facilitates FSC certification.
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http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/Foundation/default.htm
The Electronic Companion: Expanding Self-Care for Persons Living with Diabetes
$150,000 over two years
The Electronic Companion (e-Companion) is a handheld wireless device designed to assist individuals and families with self-care and to provide decision-making information for their health and quality of life. This grant supports the development of the concept, feasibility and pilot testing of the e-Companion.
http://www.nationalballetschool.org/
Project Grand Jeté
$150,000 over three years
Project Grand Jeté is a collaboration of the Ballet School, a private developer, the CBC, and the City of Toronto to transform the North Jarvis community which has been the School's home for 43 years. This public-private building initiative will return Jarvis Street to its roots as a highly desirable and livable address.
http://www.natureconservancy.ca/
Launching a National Land Conservation Revolving Loan Fund: Investing to Accelerate Critical Forest, Grassland and Water Conservation by Land Trusts Across Canada
$145,000
The Nature Conservancy and other land trusts need ready access to capital so that they can respond in a timely way to the purchase of high priority natural areas. The NCC's National Land Conservation Fund is a revolving loan fund available for land deals. This grant supports the NCC's capacity to develop and manage the Land Conservation Fund.
http://www.ocad.on.ca/
Ideas Need Space
$100,000
This grant supports the new Sharp Centre for Design, designed by British architect Will Alsop. This landmark structure will house OCAD's design programs and is being built over the existing OCAD building at 100 McCaul Street, ten stories above street level.
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http://www.cnf.ca
Budget 2004
$20,000
To support the Green Budget Coalition working on federal fiscal reform measures.
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca
Evaluation of the Endangered Species Campaign
$5,000
To organize a meeting and to prepare a report evaluating the decade-long campaign for the federal Species at Risk Act.
http://www.fallsbrookcentre.ca/
Non-timber Forest Products as a Component of Sustainable Forestry
$10,000
A planning grant to examine certification of non-timber forest products including best practices, training and sustainable harvest levels.
http://www.flap.org/
$5,000
To work with building professionals on methods for reducing bird collisions with Toronto's office buildings.
http://www.oakridgesmoraine.org/
Conserving the Oak Ridges Moraine
$15,000
For organizational capacity to build on the early success in conservation efforts on the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Pelee Island Bird Observatory
$5,000
For establishing a permanent bird observatory on Pelee Island.
http://www.pcwf.ca/
Voter Education Project on the Environment
$5,100
For organizing the mayoralty debate on the environment during the 2003 Toronto municipal election.
http://www.planetinfocus.org/
Special Program on Forestry for the 2004 Festival
$5,000
For a special program on forestry for the 2004 Planet in Focus Festival.
http://www.pollutionprobe.org/
Moving the Energy Efficiency Agenda Forward
$40,000
To support a coalition of energy stakeholders working to adavnce energy efficieny in Ontario's electricity market.
http://www.paanl.org/
Regional Conservation Leaders
$5,000
To support a training session for conservation leaders in Atlantic Canada.
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