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<div dir="ltr"><u>Equitable cities for healthy people and nature</u><br>
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<span style="color:black">Dear colleagues,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">As most of you know, r</span>estoring and protecting biodiversity in urban areas through nature-based interventions is an opportunity to foster nature connectivity and health for an enormous number of people, while simultaneously improving
outcomes for nature and promoting racial justice. </p>
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<span style="color:black">A team from Carleton University </span>are<span style="color:black"> undertaking an online survey to assess the outcomes and knowledge gaps for nature-based interventions across Canadian cities. The results from this survey will help
build the evidence base to </span>guide nature-based solutions that maximize biodiversity conservation, equity, human health and wellbeing, and pro-environmental behaviours.<span style="color:black">
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<span style="color:black">We recognize your expertise in urban nature-based interventions and thus are writing to invite you to participate in this effort. Nature-based interventions (also known as land-based healing or nature-based solutions) are programs
or activities that aim to engage people in nature-based experiences with the goal of improving health and wellbeing and providing environmental benefits. These include a range of strategies, from community gardening to park restoration to ceremonial practices.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Our survey aims to identify the outcomes of any nature-based interventions you may participate in, for biodiversity conservation, human health and wellbeing, or equity and inclusion. If you do not participate in any nature-based interventions,
you will be directed to the section that explores knowledge/evidence gaps for more effective nature-based interventions in cities.
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<span style="color:black">We estimate that the survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. However, the survey can take as long as you choose, and we welcome all levels of involvement. </span></p>
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<span style="color:black; font-size:12pt">The information needs identified by experts like yourself will be discussed at a workshop and published in the supplementary material of a resulting publication. The information needs will help to inform priorities
for future research to support more effective nature-based interventions. The nature-based interventions you identify will be featured in an online map, unless you indicate you would not like them to be shared.</span><br>
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<span style="color:black">The information you provide will be anonymized.<span style="background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial">
</span></span><span style="color:black">This research has been cleared by Carleton University Research Ethics Board-B (CUREB-B Clearance # 115849).
</span>If you have any ethical concerns with the study, please contact the REB chair, Carleton University Research Ethics Board-B by e-mail (<u><a href="mailto:ethics@carleton.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:windowtext">ethics@carleton.ca</span></a></u>).<span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">If you have any questions about this research project or would like to recommend other survey participants please contact me by email at
</span><span style="color:blue; text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="mailto:Rachel.buxton@carleton.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Rachel.buxton@carleton.ca</a></span><span style="color:black"> or by phone 343-777-4325.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Survey link: </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Aoi1r3r_sUurITZ_8uz8i45KkQPVsVNFtY9Ppx830uNUN1FYNjBXNVdPMkVZUkpOSzdUWDBPOTlQWC4u" target="_blank">https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Aoi1r3r_sUurITZ_8uz8i45KkQPVsVNFtY9Ppx830uNUN1FYNjBXNVdPMkVZUkpOSzdUWDBPOTlQWC4u</a></span></u></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">The deadline for contributing to this survey is August 16, 2021. We will send an email reminder one week before the deadline.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you for your contribution.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Rachel Buxton, Assistant Professor, Carleton University on behalf of the Equitable cities team</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial">Rachel Buxton (she/her)</span></b><span style="color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial"> -
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<span style="color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial">Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Research Lab<br>
Carleton University<br>
1125 Colonel By Drive<br>
Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5B6<br>
email. </span><u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204); background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial"><a href="mailto:rachel.buxton@glel.carleton.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">rachel.buxton@glel.carleton.ca</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black; background-image:initial; background-position:initial; background-size:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-origin:initial; background-clip:initial"><br>
phone. 343-777-4325</span></p>
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