Nova Scotia needs committed Nature Champions to help shift not only what we do, but how we think, feel, and relate to the natural world. At a time of accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing disconnection from the land, local leadership grounded in care, knowledge, and action is essential. Nature Champions become catalysts - bridging science, community, and lived experience - so that stewardship becomes a shared joy and responsibility across Nova Scotia.

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This work comes to life across five key areas: 

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1. Deepening Connection

Helping people build a personal, emotional, and cultural relationship with nature.

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2. Mobilizing Action

Turning concern into practical stewardship, restoration, and advocacy; 

 

3. Strengthening Community

Bringing people together across generations, sectors, and perspectives to care for shared landscapes; 

 

4. Sharing Knowledge and Stories

Amplifying local voices, Indigenous wisdom, and success stories to inspire learning and momentum; and 

 

5. Influencing Systems

Helping shape policies, practices, and norms so that ecological thinking becomes embedded in how decisions are made.

 

Nature Champions are not just participants - they are stewards of a broader cultural shift. By empowering individuals within families, organizations, industries and across communities, champions can help grow a movement where caring for nature comes first as a way of life - sustained, shared, and deeply rooted in place.

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Nature Nova Scotia set out to start this cultural shift in 2026 and has engaged a committee of nature lovers to find and mobilize more champions from across the province. We hope you can join us!