© Lora Denis
Pinery Provincial Park © Christopher Woo CC BY 2.0
In 2010, Canada and the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity committed to protecting at least 17 per cent of the world’s lands and inland waters by 2020. With the percentage of protected areas in Ontario currently at just over 10 percent, it’s time for an all-out effort to meet the target. Here’s why: ...
June 12, 2017–Ontario Nature Staff
Point Grondine Park coast © Todd Veldhuizen
Earlier this year, federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna that national parks must be respectful of traditional knowledge. She went on to say that Indigenous protected areas will be one way Canada can achieve its goal of having 17 percent protected land and inland waters by 2020. The summer 2017 issue of ON Nature features Point Grondine ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority