A.P.E. Fund Establishing a Land-Based Indigenous Ecology teaching and learning project in the Orchard Garden Vancouver, British Columbia The Orchard Garden Land-Based Indigenous Ecology Lab will create a culturally-appropriate place for Indigenous knowledge keepers to teach UBC students via hands-on experience of traditional land stewardship, building food systems sustainability and resilience through nature-based climate solutions. Where Vancouver, British Columbia Areas of Impact Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any project! Discover Resources Explore Projects Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Climate Change (Environment) Environmental Inequity (People) Climate Change (Environment) Diverting our School’s Food Waste from Landfills The intention of this project is to bring green bins to each classroom in the school, in order to more effectively divert food waste from landfills. The green bin program will be a great addition to our existing blue and grey bin recycling program at the school. View project Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Friends of Fauna The funds will be to make purchases from the Fauna Foundation’s Amazon Wishlist. Students in our community do not often have the opportunity to donate and we feel that researching the work that the Fauna Foundation does is an excellent opportunity for the students to learn about animal welfare. View project Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Protecting the Pollinators The Students were tasked with researching pollinators and coming up with ways they could help support the pollinator population; this was done through community walks and online research. They worked on feeding, housing, and supporting the pollinators where ever possible. The students were: planting View project
