CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The NatureBus, a Nature Canada tour bus, is stopping at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown to collect messages calling for world ...
The NatureBus is heading to Charlottetown to collect messages calling for world leaders to halt and reverse nature loss on Saturday, Dec. 3. HandOuttour bus, is stopping at the Farm Centre in Charlottetown to collect messages calling for world leaders to halt and reverse nature loss on Saturday, Dec. 3., the UN biodiversity conference in Montreal from Dec. 7-19.
“NatureCOP in Montreal could be the moment we turn things around for nature—and Canada unexpectedly finds itself in the driver’s seat.” Islanders are encouraged to look for the bus painted with designs of endangered species at the Farm Centre’s parking lot.
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