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October 30, 2020–Ontario Nature Staff
Climate Change•Habitat•Land-use planning•Ontario Nature•Protected Places
Obabika River Provincial Park, old growth forest © Noah Cole
On September 28th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada’s commitment to protect 25 percent of our lands and waters by 2025, and 30 percent by 2030. Here’s why these new targets matter and a look at progress to date: The new targets are intended to drive an intergovernmental effort to address the interrelated crises of biodiversity loss, ecological degradation and climate change. Canada has signed onto the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature and joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People with ...
October 22, 2020–Melina Damian
Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Land-use planning•Ontario Nature•Protected Places
Trinity Bellwoods Park © Amber Dawn Pullin CC BY-ND 2.0
Trees in and around urban areas maintain healthy communities. Trees not only provide the oxygen we breathe, they also play a vital role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, air pollution removal and energy conservation. But what if these benefits were purposely funneled to benefit only some communities? A report from the City of Toronto estimates ...
Studying under a willow © Garry Knight CC BY 2.0
The Autumn 2020 school semester has begun in the province of Ontario. Academic institutions are extending in-class and online learning opportunities and educators and students alike can greatly benefit from the free resources we have to offer. Ontario Nature and ON Nature magazine are augmenting online learning by offering a diverse suite of popular online nature guides. Nature Notes These four-page ...
September 24, 2020–Christine Ambre
Indigenous Relations•Nature Guardians Youth Program•Ontario Nature•Youth
Meditating on the escarpment during the scavenger hunt © Anna ET
September is always an exciting time at Ontario Nature. It is when our Youth Council shines as they bring to fruition months of planning and organizing to host the annual Youth Summit. The Youth Summit is a weekend-long gathering with over one hundred youth (ages 14–20) from across the province. It is a highlight of ...
Sprawl © SSTUDIO Samuel Bietenholz CC BY-NC 2.0
While we are sleeping….. In light of the current pandemic, many people are rightly worried about our families, our communities and our economic security. But while we have tried our best to look after each other, the Government of Ontario is exploiting our fear and distraction to pursue a dubious agenda, including curtailing our democratic ...
Pickering, Ajax © Joe Mabel