
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and later this year in Nagoya, Japan, we will have the chance to halt the decline of our planet’s biodiversity. As Hilary Benn – UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs – notes in this recent BBC News opinion piece, It’s up to us to seize it!

Another tragedy has hit Haiti – a magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered near Port-au-Prince – and the people of that country are in need of immediate assistance. USC Canada is not in a position to provide emergency relief assistance, but other Canadian organizations are. Read More…

The UN has invited the world to take action to safeguard the variety of life on earth, making 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. Stay tuned to this site for coming events, actions and knowledge-sharing. Let’s make this year count. Read More…