The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is grateful to the Agora Orchestra and its audience.

Your support was essential to start a campaign for the protection and endowment of the territory of Kenauk, a vast natural environment unique in Canada located between Montreal and Ottawa-Gatineau. Its ancient forests, deep lakes and fast rivers are home to more than a hundred rare or endangered species. The long-term conservation of Kenauk is a priority and also an opportunity for scientific research and youth education. It is for these young people that CNC has solicited your generosity to support the development of the Kenauk Institute, a charity recently created to promote research and education on site.

The generosity of the Orchestra allowed CNC and the Kenauk Institute to launch the campaign in 2022 and raise more than $20 million to protect this territory and support research programs and environmental education for young people. Since then, more than 1,000 hectares of riparian habitats have been protected around Papineau Lake. The multi-university scientific program of the Kenauk Institute now relies on the establishment of a permanent watershed monitoring station by UQAM. An astronomy observatory was completed and 170 students participated in various educational programs in 2023. The Kenauk Institute will be able to offer more internships for young people and welcome more school groups in the future thanks to the impact of the endowment campaign and the upcoming construction of a main pavilion.

NCC is the unifying force in the country for the protection of nature. By permanently conserving vast territories, CNC provides solutions to the double crisis of rapid biodiversity decline and climate change. NCC is a trusted partner working with individuals, communities, businesses and governments to protect and care for our most important natural areas. Click on the following links to support the educational program at the Kenauk Institute or to protect natural sites in Quebec with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Report to the Agora Orchestra, April 2024

UNICEF expresses its sincere thanks to the Orchestre de l'Agora for supporting a sustainable, safe and healthy environment for children. UNICEF has scaled up its efforts in climate, environment, energy and disaster risk reduction to address the growing impact of climate change, environmental degradation, and climate change on children and youth. pollution, biodiversity loss, and all types of disasters.

In 2022, we implemented child-friendly programs in 69 countries, compared to 37 in 2021. Here are two examples of how supporting the Earth Gala’s Safe and Clean Environment Fund has benefited children.

Détection précoce de l’épuisement des eaux souterraines à Madagascar

The lack of rainfall and other environmental factors affected the
vegetation and agricultural production, exposing many people to severe starvation. High levels of food insecurity have already driven hundreds of people to migrate, and will cause acute malnutrition among some 479,000 children under the age of five.

In order to predict drought risks, UNICEF developed an early warning system on the status of groundwater with partners. Thanks to this system, it is now possible to trigger early drought warnings for better and more proactive interventions, and to improve the planning of drought adaptation practices, such as water trucking.

In order to predict drought risks, UNICEF developed an early warning system on the status of groundwater with partners. Thanks to this system, it is now possible to trigger early drought warnings for better and more proactive interventions, and to improve the planning of drought adaptation practices, such as water trucking.

Child-centered disaster risk reduction work in Nepal

Nepal is extremely prone to floods, landslides and other disasters, and children and young people are disproportionately affected.

UNICEF has been working with government partners on child-centered disaster risk reduction (DRR) at national and subnational levels since 2013. in particular by promoting the meaningful participation of children and young people in decision-making processes on DRR and climate change adaptation.

Significant progress has been made in 12 highly vulnerable districts. This includes the creation of more than 240 DRR and safety youth clubs in schools, as well as the integration of child-centered DRR into 23 municipal disaster management policies and plans.

Presented by Canimex, in collaboration with Age of Union, this event brought together personalities from the world of business, art, environment and different backgrounds around a common goal: to support children and the environment during this period of climate crisis.

Thank you to Bita Cattelan and Nicolas Ellis for co-chairing this Gala together with success. Thank you to our honorary president Dax Dasilva, as well as to our two ambassadors Bernard Voyer and Pascale Bourbeau.

Congratulations to the contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux and all the artists gathered on stage for their wonderful interpretation of Mahler’s 3rd Symphony!

Finally, we wish to thank the public, the partners and the donors who, by their presence, faithful support and valuable contribution, made possible the realization of this Gala.