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Catalyzing conversations around issues of conservation policy is part of the Corvus Centre's mandate. These blog posts are intended to be informative and entertaining musings on conservation issues. They can be comments on an emerging trend, a review of a journal article, observations on conservation efforts, a synthesis, an analysis … whatever might move the conversation ahead.

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guy1896

Mar 8, 20235 min read

Getting to ‘No, but …’

The key to innovation is how we say ‘no’ “The development and industrial players are just looking for certainty.” Anyone who has worked...

Alberta's ‘Parks’ are now in a different ministry than ‘Protected Areas’ – is that good or bad?

guy1896

Jan 17, 20233 min read

Alberta's ‘Parks’ are now in a different ministry than ‘Protected Areas’ – is that good or bad?

An op-ed for the Edmonton Journal (November 2022) The latest provincial cabinet shuffle in Alberta – as usual – led to some slicing and...

‘Urban’ or ‘Urbanized’? Implications for Nature Conservation

guy1896

Dec 19, 20223 min read

‘Urban’ or ‘Urbanized’? Implications for Nature Conservation

A simple shift in terminology could provide conservation clarity in densely-developed areas ‘Urban’ is one of those “everyone nods”...

10 Things We Hope 2022 Brings for Nature

guy1896

Jan 10, 20222 min read

10 Things We Hope 2022 Brings for Nature

It’s good to think about the positive things that might be ahead for us – not pie-in-the-sky hopes, but achievable aspirations that might ha

Re/insurance and Biodiversity: Insights on a Swiss Re Report

guy1896

Nov 2, 202110 min read

Re/insurance and Biodiversity: Insights on a Swiss Re Report

'5 Things to Like' and '5 Things to Watch' from this Swiss Re report Most people involved in nature conservation don’t spend too much...

Environment vs the Economy - How is This Still a Thing?

guy1896

Mar 16, 20216 min read

Environment vs the Economy - How is This Still a Thing?

Nanos recently released a poll that, while positive, really highlighted a public perception issue that ‘the environment’ faces

guy1896

Feb 1, 20215 min read

Conservation for the Next 100 Years

The world is different than it was, and changing fast, but can we learn from the last 100 years of conservation to inform the next 100 years

17 Principles for Policy Change Effectiveness

guy1896

Jan 25, 202110 min read

17 Principles for Policy Change Effectiveness

Affecting policy in conservation can be more art than science. Here are some principles that - in my experience - underlie success

Ecosystem Services: Buyer-less Markets and Magic Money Trees

guy1896

Jan 18, 20217 min read

Ecosystem Services: Buyer-less Markets and Magic Money Trees

Why does Alberta seem stuck as we try to operationalize the ecosystem services concept

Should Conservation Easements be “Perpetual”?

guy1896

Jan 11, 20215 min read

Should Conservation Easements be “Perpetual”?

Conservation easements are not required to be "perpetual", but should they be?

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