CANADA CONSERVES

In 2012, after 30 years in the environmental and conservation movements, I stood back to take a look at the trends, where they might take us, and what we could do about it... The Next Wave, a 90 page research paper, documents disturbing environmental, economic trends but also shows how they are interconnected. Guaranteed, no one else has referenced Johnny Rotten in their analysis of the movement (p.5), or included a haiku summary, but the conclusions show that a new approach is needed if we are to stand a chance against the challenges that lie ahead... There are many recommendations, but the key point is that we need to integrate social benefit into environmental solutions. Change is inevitable. We need to do our best to make sure it happens by choice, and not by crisis.