Kingston Climate Summit biodiversity workshop

At the 2026 Kingston Climate Summit, held on June 3 and 4, approximately 50 participants took part in a biodiversity workshop led by Little Forests Kingston and the City of Kingston. Each group took on the identity of a more-than-human species, such as Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth, Red Fox and Swamp White Oaks.

Participants used scenario-based thinking to prepare a short brief for their more-than-human kin that will be used to inform the Biodiversity Action Plan. Each group discussed numerous considerations, including where they are located, what sustains this species, what they provide, what threatens them and what a successful biodiversity plan looks like for them.