Photo | Long Point World Biosphere Region Foundation
The Long Point Biosphere Region is one of five Canadian organizations awarded funding through Wawanesa Insurance’s Climate Champions: Local Grants initiative. The program supports practical climate adaptation and mitigation projects as communities face increasing risks from severe weather.
Wawanesa says the goal is to strengthen local resilience by backing groups working directly on frontline climate challenges. “Climate change is affecting the places we live and work in ways that require practical, local solutions,” said Mitchell McEwen, Wawanesa’s Director of Sustainability, Climate Resilience & Community Impact. He added that supporting community-led projects helps advance real, protective solutions.
The grant will support the Long Point Biosphere Region’s North Shore Resilience Project, which will apply nature-based solutions, such as dune restoration with native grasses, to build resilience against the impacts of flooding, erosion, and high-water levels along the north shore of Lake Erie.
Written by Jeremy Hall