Connecting Past and Present

August 13, 2025 By: Sunisha Rakesh

             Exercise #3: Connecting Past and Present

Student Name: Sunisha Rakesh

Course: HIST_ 3991

Student ID: T00609237

Date: 2025/08/13

The article “The 10-year celebration of Rouge National Urban Park” reflects Unit 3’s focus on urbanization and biodiversity by showing the efficacy of urban parks in promoting community well-being. Rouge protects over 2,000 species while concurrently offering trails and cultural sites to people in a large urban area. Arguably, this supports Anne Bell’s idea of Resourcism, which values nature for the benefits it brings to human life.

Moreover, The Conversation’s Ambitious Changes to Canadian Conservation Law article links to Unit 3’s theme of fragmented governance. It explains how Canada’s outdated and scattered conservation laws have failed to protect biodiversity. The content aligns with Gillis and Roach’s description of how poor coordination weakens conservation efforts.