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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

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Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/do-not-be-distracted-by-other-global-crises-nature-cannot-wait-for-a-better-year-we-must-act-now

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In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical asset, and Cop17 must deliver real action When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the developers, straight-faced, that there was nothing she could do when they asked her to get me down. A few days later, the tree was cut down anyway. I thought about that tree in the early hours of a freezing Montreal morning in December 2022, as the gavel came down on a global agreement between nearly 200 countries to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. I thought about how important nature is…

Recent facts

In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the developers, straight-faced, that there was nothing she could do when they asked her to get me down. A few days later, the tree was cut down anyway. I thought about that tree in the early hours of a freezing Montreal morning in December 2022, as the gavel came down on a global agreement between nearly 200 countries to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. I thought about how important nature is for our health, our food security and our econ…

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The Guardian updated the public record of this item. ENC is comparing source excerpts only — not deciding which version is true. Earlier they reported: “Wars and economic pressures can make nature seem like a ‘nice-to-have’. But it is a critical asset, and Cop17 must deliver real action When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec.” Later they reported: “I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. I thought about how important nature is for our health, our food security and our econ…” Open the original links in the timeline. The claim still belongs to the outlet.

  1. First on desk · 10/20/2026, 10:00:19 AM
    Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
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  2. Update · 10/21/2026, 10:00:38 PM
    Do not be distracted by global crises. Nature cannot wait for a better year – we must act now | Steven Guilbeault
    Original link
The Guardian reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the developers, straight-faced, that there was nothing she could do when they asked her to get me down. A few days later, the tree was cut down anyway. I thought about that tree in the early hours of a freezing Montreal morning in December 2022, as the gavel came down on a global agreement between nearly 200 countries to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. I thought about how important nature is for our health, our food security and our econ… Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/20/do-not-be-distracted-by-other-global-crises-nature-cannot-wait-for-a-better-year-we-must-act-now

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In 2022, I helped push through the international agreement to protect biodiversity. I know there is always a reason to stall, but ministers at Cop17 must honour that pledge When I was five, property developers came to cut down the woods behind my home in La Tuque, Quebec. My mother encouraged me to climb one of the trees in protest, then told the developers, straight-faced, that there was nothing she could do when they asked her to get me down. A few days later, the tree was cut down anyway. I thought about that tree in the early hours of a freezing Montreal morning in December 2022, as the gavel came down on a global agreement between nearly 200 countries to halt and reverse the loss of nature by 2030. I thought about how important nature is for our health, our food security and our econ…

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