Dea r Minister of the Environment, I am writing on behalf of the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom and our readers worldwide to ask you to consider a proposal for protecting Canada's biodiversity. The action has been proposed by our online readers and developed by professional scientists. It is based by scientific evidence. We believe it will both protect an important species and habitat and send a clear signal to the negotiations at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP10 in Nagoya later this month that the decisive, concrete actions can and must be taken to halt the alarming decline in global biodiversity. Our campaign, Biodiversity 100, has identified 26 achievable actions in a number of countries and has the support of the international scientific community. We are sharing our proposals with journalists around the world, who will be able to measure the success of their national and local governments in implementing the actions we have put forward. For more details of the campaign please go to guardian.c o.uk/biodiver sity100. The specific proposal we request that you consider is to Implement measures to protect boreal woodland car ibou. We kindly request you to react publicly to our recommendation, both through national media and through your statements to the CBD COP10 plenary. We also urge you to consider including our proposed action when you revise your National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan after COP10. As a major international media outlet with a global audience, the Guardian takes seriously its responsibility to report on the planet’s biodiversity crisis. We would be very keen to hear back from you about your country’s efforts to protect the natural environment and, especially, to hear of your reaction to our proposal. The Ho nourable Jim Prentice Minister of the Environment Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 10 Wellington Street, 28th Floor Gatinea u, Quebec K1A 0H3October 5, 2010 Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU Telephone 020-3353 2000 guardian.co.uk
