A Biosphere Eco-City is an urban area and surrounding countryside where cooperation ensures that everyone’s actions can contribute to sustainability.
Toronto Biosphere Eco-City is a member of the national association Biosphere Eco-Cities Canada (BECC). In this site there are several links to the national BECC website.
Contribute to the achievement of a sustainable urban and rural Toronto by engaging people and stakeholders, and building cooperation, knowledge, and capacity for positive change.
Whether you’re an individual passionate about making a difference, a community group looking to contribute, or a business aiming to lead in sustainability, there’s a place for you in the Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) initiative. From volunteering in local projects to sharing innovative ideas, every action counts.
A Toronto Biosphere Eco-City (TBEC) team has begun building a database of sustainability projects in urban and rural Toronto. Summaries of good projects will give you an overview of what is going on in for sustainability in the Toronto area. Contact information in the project will allow you to reach project managers for more detailed information if desired. The database will be organized using the 10 Themes of Sustainability (Transportation, Energy, Habitat, Food etc.) so you can focus on your particular interests. Check back here for the database of sustainability projects very soon.
The urban core of a Biosphere Eco-City and its surrounding rural area depend on each other. Services, information and other benefits flow out from the core. Food, recreational opportunities, clean air and water, and other natural resources are provided by the rural area. Parts of the natural ecosystems in the rural areas are also present in the urban core. But pressures of urban activities can damage natural and even human conditions in the rural area. For this reason, Biosphere Eco-City projects are developed to further cooperation between urban and rural areas. This allows the benefits of sustainability to be shared between the core and countryside areas of a Biosphere Eco-City.
Future Watch (futurewatch.ca) is a Toronto organization dedicated to Environment and Development Education. It developed Toronto BEC (TBEC) as one of its projects. Future Watch members have participated in all TBEC projects. Toronto BEC owes Future Watch a great deal of gratitude.
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