The NEBN Blog

Principles of Engagement: Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network

08/03/2023

The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network continues its journey since September and the successful events that we had at our conference event in St Catharines. The board has met onseveral occasions to develop documents that the [...]

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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network on the Rise

16/12/2022

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Foremost in the minds of the board members of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network is protecting the sanctity of ecosystems that harbour species at risk and advancing conservation ethics and practice. As the grassroots and [...]

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Official Statement from the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network regarding Proposed Bill 23

28/11/2022

The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network maintains UNESCO’s mandate and designation of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere represents an extensive stretch of forested land in south-central Ontario which [...]

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UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability From Local to Global

11/10/2022

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To read more of this article, click on this link to download: UNESCO Chair Newsletter_Spring2022

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Welcome to the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network

23/08/2022

  Now, more critically important than ever to human and natural system health, UNESCO Biospheres, including our own Niagara Escarpment Biosphere, help ensure the environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of a [...]

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Launch of Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network

23/08/2022

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Working Together to Sustain the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere and Address Environmental Challenges The Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Network, a community-led grassroots organization, was introduced to the public during an official [...]

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Two-Eyed Seeing

23/08/2022

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The term Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk in Mi’kmaw) means learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledge, and through the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledge. Guiding this approach has been [...]

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Small but Mighty

23/08/2022

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When it comes to the natural world, “value” is something we have a hard time defining. The human centric mentality of “If we can’t use it, what good is it?” still prevails. More and more research points to the fact that an organism’s [...]

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Acronyms

23/08/2022

In the field of environmental policy, a great number of acronyms are used, which can often make content complex and difficult to follow, particularly for those who are not immersed in this work on a regular basis. As a result, we [...]

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