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World Wetlands Day Call to Action 

February 1, 2022–Anne Bell

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Stewardship and restoration•Wetlands

Point Pelee National Park, Marsh boardwalk © Daveynin CC BY 2.0

February 2, 2022 marks the fiftieth anniversary of World Wetlands Day. This annual event is intended to raise awareness about wetlands to reverse their ongoing decline. Alarmingly, almost 90 percent ...

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Failure: Ontario’s Record on Protecting Species at Risk

December 2, 2021–Anne Bell

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Habitat•Land-use planning•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

Blanding's turtle, threatened © David Allen CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report, Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk, is not reading for the faint of heart. Released on November 22, 2021 the audit sets out in ...

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Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

October 26, 2021–Anne Bell

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Conservation News•Indigenous Relations•Species at Risk•Wetlands

Black ash habitat © Eli Sagor CC BY-NC 2.0

In 2019 the Government of Ontario rammed through amendments to our Endangered Species Act (ESA), decimating protections for the province’s most imperiled plants and animals. Among the changes was a ...

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Calling Future Ancestors

April 15, 2021–Anne Bell

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Advocacy•Greenbelt and Greenway

If you have any doubt about the importance of the Greenbelt, take a moment to listen to the voices of Ontario Nature’s Youth Council in their new video. They clearly ...

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Six Priorities for Improving the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan

February 24, 2021–Anne Bell

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Indigenous Relations•Land-use planning•Stewardship and restoration•Water•Wetlands

Lake Simcoe © Nico CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is now up for its required 10-year review. The question is whether the provincial government will take this opportunity to strengthen or weaken the plan ...

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