A Toronto energy consultant is biking his way from Calgary to Vancouver to raise awareness and funds for nature.

Part of Alex Simakovsa国际传媒檚 1,400-kilometre solo bike ride means he will pass through Kelowna as he travels down to Vancouver.

Simakov is raising funds for Nature Conservancy Canada, with the money hesa国际传媒檚 raising going towards the non-profitsa国际传媒檚 programs in the Rocky Mountains. He added that he wanted to support them because the non-profit has been leading Canadasa国际传媒檚 effort in land conservation.

sa国际传媒淲hile wesa国际传媒檙e making great strides towards decarbonizing our economy and achieving Net Zero by 2050, we need to confront the reality that climate change is already here and only getting worse,sa国际传媒� he said.

sa国际传媒淭he world is struggling with a growing frequency of natural disasters, and as demonstrated by last monthsa国际传媒檚 record-shattering heat wave in British Columbia, Canada is no exception.sa国际传媒�

Simakov said the first line of defence against natural disasters brought on by climate change is our natural ecosystems.

sa国际传媒淏y better managing the health and restoring the vitality of our forests, wetlands, and prairies, we can dramatically reduce the destructive impact of climate-driven disasters upon our communities.sa国际传媒�

Over the last two weeks, Simakov has cycled past some of B.C.sa国际传媒檚 wildfires, which has shown him the importance and urgency of investing in Canadasa国际传媒檚 resiliency against climate disasters.

If you would like to donate to Simakovsa国际传媒檚 Nature Conservancy fundraiser, you can do so .

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