Lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has prompted many organisations and individuals to re-think how they practice daily activities and adapt to a virtual environment. Fabiola Monty, a writer from the Medium, explores the behaviour change and the adoption of environmental-friendly habits.

Chantal van Ham, an EU Programme Manager for Nature-Based Solutions, explores the wisdom in nature and explains how to be an ally to a healthy planet.

Kailash Hariharan Iyer from the Jataka Foundation writes about connecting with nature through a plant called the Devil’s Ivy. Some parts of the world have rechristened it as the ‘Money plant’ because of its powers to attract good luck.

This post originally appeared on the Indigenous Leadership Initiative’s website. Watch as Heiltsuk Nation Hereditary Chief Brown explains how “biodiversity mirrors cultural diversity in the natural world.”

Permaculture consultant, educator and CEC member, Benoit Clement, provides a list of tree facts, misconceptions and reforestation initiatives worth knowing.

Environmental and communications consultant, Firas Abd-Alhadi, volunteered his time to translate the document “Connecting with Nature to Care for Ourselves and the Earth: Recommendations for Decision Makers” into Arabic.

Founder and director of Families in Nature, Heather Kulken, offers advice on working while managing kids and their learning at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Families in Nature is a non-profit organization that aims to inspire all families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists.

The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. In March 2020, The Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists launched Nature Lab, a new online learning platform designed to help students experience nature and learn the science—truly a way that we can work to ensure #NatureForAll!

The #NatureForAll core value: through partnership we can amplify our collective reach, was realized through programmes delivered by co-hosts Canadian Wildlife Federation, IUCN CEC, PCI Media, Ocean Wise/Ocean Bridge, Sustainable Forestry Initiative/Project Learning Tree, Parks Canada & US National Park Service. These nine partners were #NatureForAll at the 24th World Scout Jamboree.

Providing childhood experiences in nature is good for children and our organisation. We believe that parents want their children to get out into nature more often to balance the screen time that is omnipresent in their lives. We are responding to this demand and in doing so, our children and parents are happy.

Ocean Bridge connects Canadian youth from coast-to-coast-to-coast empowering them to make a difference towards ocean conservation. Each year 40, youth (ages 18-30) form a national team engaged in co-creating and delivering service projects in their home communities. They also partake in two immersive expeditions addressing Ocean Health and Ocean Literacy in Canada.

‘The Shape of Water’, quite symbolically the title of the movie I watched on route to Brasilia for the 8th World Water Forum, reminded me (much like the Avatar movie) about the mystery, strength and silence of nature…and the need for people to speak up for it, so as to protect and preserve it.