Additional Resources

Mashkinonje Provincial Park © Vanessa Denov

This primer aims to equip readers with the knowledge and tools to engage in discussions about the value of Ontario’s wetlands as a nature-based climate solution. There is a wealth of resources available for those who want to delve deeper.

See below for some of the key resources, including those produced by Ontario Nature and other experts as well as relevant Government of Ontario documents.

Ontario Nature Resources

Ontario’s Threatened Peatlands: An Interview with Dr. Lorna Harris blog

Diving into Natural Climate Solutions blog

The Case for Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change blog

Natural Solutions to Preserving the Climate Earth Watch article

Nature-based Climate Solutions webinar

Reports and Research Papers

David Suzuki Foundation and Greenbelt Foundation report, Ontario’s wealth Canada’s future: appreciating the value of the Greenbelt’s eco-services

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Factsheet 1, Wetlands: why should I care?

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Factsheet 9, Wetlands: a natural safeguard against disasters

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Briefing Note 10, Wetland Restoration for Climate Change Resilience

University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation report, When the Big Storms Hit: The Role of Wetlands to Limit Urban and Rural Flood Damage

University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation report, Managing Flood and Erosion at the Watershed Scale: Guidance to Support Governments Using Nature-Based Solutions

Potential carbon loss associated with post-settlement wetland conversion in southern Ontario, Canada

Northern Peatlands in Canada: An Enormous Carbon Storehouse

Study demonstrating importance of wetlands for Ontario’s native bees

Study demonstrating importance of wetlands for populations of two at-risk birds in Ontario

Government of Ontario Resources

A Wetland Conservation Strategy for Ontario 2017-2030 (This strategy was quietly abandoned by the provincial government in 2018)

Protecting People and Property: Ontario’s 2020 Flooding Strategy

Ontario Auditor General’s Value-for-money Audit 2022, Climate Change Adaptation: Reducing Urban Flood Risk

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This online primer was made possible through the generous support of the Greenbelt Foundation, The McLean Foundation, the K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation and the John and Pat McCutcheon Charitable Foundation.