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<p class="MsoNormal">This message is sent on behalf of Rachel Buxton, Assistant Professor, Carleton University</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">As most of you know, r</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8">estoring and protecting biodiversity
in urban areas offers an opportunity for an enormous number of people to connect with nature and improve their health and wellbeing. At the same time, these nature-based interventions can provide environmental benefits and push for social equity.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"> These
interventions include a range of strategies, from community gardening to park restoration to land-based healing.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8"> </span></b><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">Our team at Carleton University </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8">is</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"> circulating
a survey to assess the outcomes and knowledge gaps of nature-based interventions in Canadian cities. The results from this survey and the long-term goal of our research will be to help improve the outcomes of </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8">nature-based </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">interventions </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8">(to
learn more, visit </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://carleton.ca/naturalcities/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC;background:#FAF9F8">Equitable Cities for Healthy People and Nature</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8">).</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">We recognize your expertise in urban nature-based interventions and thus are writing to invite you to complete our survey. The survey aims to identify
the outcomes of any nature-based interventions you may participate in. If you do not participate in any nature-based interventions, you will be directed to the section of the survey that explores knowledge gaps for more effective nature-based interventions
in cities.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">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><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">The knowledge gaps identified by experts like yourself will be discussed at a workshop and published in the supplementary material of a resulting publication. The
knowledge gaps will help 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><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8"> </span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">All information you provide will be anonymized. This research has been cleared by Carleton University Research Ethics Board-B (CUREB-B Clearance # 115849). </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8">If
you have any ethical concerns with the study, please contact the REB chair, Carleton University Research Ethics Board-B by e-mail (</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:ethics@carleton.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:#FAF9F8">ethics@carleton.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222;background:#FAF9F8">).</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">If you have any questions about this research project or would like to recommend other survey participants, please get in touch: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Rachel.buxton@carleton.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:#FAF9F8">Rachel.buxton@carleton.ca</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8"> or
343-777-4325.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">Survey link: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/HJVVXeaHRh" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">https://forms.office.com/r/HJVVXeaHRh</span></a></span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">The deadline for contributing to this survey is <b>August 16, 2021</b>.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:#FAF9F8">Thank you for your contribution.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8">P.S. We recognize that everyone is exceptionally busy at the moment. We very much appreciate the time you take to fill out this survey - </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">we're
confident that this project will have a strong impact on Canada's science and policy to make cities better for people and nature.</span><span style="color:#201F1E;background:#FAF9F8"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Rachel Buxton (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences<br>
Carleton University<br>
1125 Colonel By Drive<br>
Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5B6<br>
email. </span><a href="mailto:rachel.buxton@glel.carleton.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">rachel.buxton@carleton.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
phone. 343-777-4325</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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