Cultivating Diversity 38% 3% 6.5% 72 500,000 > $90

PH 1P Cultivating Diversity Plants are foundational to the economic, cultural, physical, and spiritual well-being of all people in Canada, but they are under threat because of environmental and land use changes and the introduction of new pests. [...] Cultivating Diversity examines the complex web of risks to plant health in Canada and explores promising practices to enhance their resilience – from forests to farms to fields. [...] PLANTS ARE IMPORTANT Plants are critical to our daily lives — from the food we eat, to the air we breathe, to the medicines we take. [...] MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS RISKS TO PLANT HEALTH Vulnerability is DECREASING INCREASING Resilience is the the inability of VULNERABILITY RESILIENCE ability of the system the system to to absorb shocks resist the impacts of Innovation Diversity and accommodate an unwanted event change while and to restore itself Communication Redundancy maintaining to its original state function and or function. [...] Many are unaware of the critical role plants play in their lives, but the r ecosystem functions of plants support us, and other life, on Earth.ack Pla n However daunting, addressing risks to plant health is achievable and imperative for ensuring our collective future.