Oct 14, 2020 - Learn From Nature, Make Your Community Resilient to Climate Change

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October 14, 2020 2020-22-IT 
Learn from nature, make your community resilient to climate change 
From the Islands Trust climate action speaker series  
 
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 ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – Islands Trust invites the public to our upcoming ecosystem-based 
adaptation webinar, the second of three in the Islands Trust climate action speaker series. Presenters Tine 
Rossing of Ecolibrio Consulting and Ruth Waldick of the Ecological Research Network will profile the impacts of 
climate change on the Islands Trust Area, 13 major islands and more than 450 smaller islands covering 5200 
square kilometres.  
 
Webinar attendees will learn how nature can help people adapt to climate change by working with, rather than 
against, the local ecosystem. Participants will gain an understanding of why a healthy ecosystem is necessary 
for human well-being. The presentation will cover:  
 
 How climate change will affect the Trust Area 
 What is ecosystem-based adaptation and how can it enhance the resilience of island communities 
 Nature-based actions that we can take at the community and individual household levels to become 
more resilient  
 
“The climate emergency requires new approaches to climate action that recognize the interconnectedness of 
humans, ecosystems, and species,” said Islands Trust Chair Peter Luckham. “This webinar will provide 
community members engaged in climate action work with valuable information about practical ecosystem-
based adaptation approaches that can be applied in our island communities.” 
 
The webinar will take place online via Zoom Videoconferencing on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, from 6:30 – 8:00 
p.m.; to register, go to - https://bit.ly/2Z7Ggjw  
 
Two other webinars in the climate action speaker series are: 
Eelgrass: A Climate Hero - Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 
Rainwater Harvesting - watch the recording at https://bit.ly/3iFNB0y  
 
For more information, go to: http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/trust-council/projects/stewardship-education-
program/ 
 
  
 
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About the Presenters 
Tine Rossing 
Tine is a senior climate change adaptation specialist at Ecolibrio Consulting who has worked on the intersection 
of biodiversity conservation and climate change for more than 25 years for large international organizations 
and governments spanning 32 countries. Since 2008, Tine has played a pivotal role globally in helping to define 
and promote ecosystem-based adaptation planning and implementation with a variety of audiences. She 
recently provided technical advice about climate-resilient conservation of forest ecosystems for the Salt Spring

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