Ontario Nature Blog

The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario has once again sounded the alarm for Ontario’s environment in its 2025 Annual Report. Specifically, the audit of the Operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) amplifies and reinforces last year’s warnings: Ontarians’ rights and opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making are being eroded. Since ...

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Two weeks prior to the commencement of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which just wrapped up in Brazil, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates published a shocking memo denouncing the “doomsday view of climate change.” With unwavering faith in innovation and technology, he asserts that the current focus on greenhouse gas emissions reductions ...

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In Ontario, everyone has an interest in, and indeed, the right to speak up for matters impacting the fundamentals of life: air, soil, water and wildlife. These rights are protected under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 which obligates the Ontario government to consult the public on matters of environmental significance using a platform called ...

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From September 13 – 15, the 15th annual Youth Summit for Mother Earth was held at Tawingo Outdoor Centre on the traditional territories of the Ojibway, the Chippewa, the Algonquin and the Odawa, also known as Muskoka. Each year, youth from across the province come together for a weekend-long, cross-cultural gathering to learn from peers, ...

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Maps are a tool used by environmental organizations to tell stories more effectively. They can be used, for example, to visualize data, illustrate environmental issues, reveal trends and monitor environmental injustices. At Ontario Nature, we use maps to track candidate areas for permanent protection, create management plans for our 26 nature reserves, and develop long-term ...

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