AFI Webinar Series N°1: Inspiring Sustainable Solutions from Metro Vancouver
From the Migratory Bird Flyways of the Americas Initiative, founded by Audubon, BirdLife and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – CAF, we continue to blaze a trail towards the integration of nature-based solutions and sustainable development.
This past November 29, 2024, we held the first session in our webinar series designed to highlight best practices and promote key initiative resources. The session, entitled “Leveraging Integrated Design in Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Projects in Metro Vancouver: Practices and Policies to Catalyze Nature-Based Solutions,” put the spotlight on an innovative model for sustainable development.
Design Concept – Iona Island | @Metro Vancouver
During the event, experts Lea Elliott, senior policy analyst and biologist with the Metro Vancouver Regional District, and Matthew Woodruff, principal architect with Local Practice Architecture and Design, shared their experiences on how integrated design in the Iona Island (Canada) wastewater treatment project is focused on improving water quality, restoring estuarine health and creating essential habitat for migratory birds.
The “Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant” is one of AFI’s Nest projects, the first of its kind focused on knowledge management to make visible good practices that are being implemented in the Americas, and that could be replicated throughout the hemisphere helping communities, birds and nature in general.
Iona Beach Regional Park | @Metro Vancouver
In line with these objectives, we make available to specialists and structuring teams the AFI Guide for the structuring of investment projects focused on Water and Basic Sanitation, a key tool to guide the integration of the poultry component in sustainable infrastructure projects. This resource, along with other materials, is available in our official repository.
The recording of this inspiring session is now available for download (Password: WEBINAR). We invite water and infrastructure project specialists, investors and structuring teams to explore these tools and learn how this innovative approach can serve as a model for projects across the continent.
Through this initiative, we reinforce our commitment to link migratory bird conservation with sustainable development in the region, promoting projects that balance community well-being, environmental sustainability and economic viability.
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | @Wikimedia.com
