© Lora Denis
The phrase “30 x 30” dominated the headlines from COP15 in Montreal last December. It’s the international commitment to protect at least 30 percent of the world’s lands and waters by 2030. Formally known as Target 3, it is just one of 23 targets intended to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. It’s an ambitious target, ...
Trumpeter swans, Nabish Lake © Darlene Salter
By now you’ve probably noticed our provincial government has been taking a thorough, bit-by-bit approach to dismantling our environmental laws and policies. This makes the environmental challenges we are facing seem like pieces of an unsolvable puzzle. Of course, this is not the case. Indigenous Knowledge teaches us that every piece of the puzzle is ...
Silver Creek Wetlands © Noah Cole
For decades, Ontarians have been drawn to the South Georgian Bay area by its beautiful waters and famed escarpment landscape. For residents and wildlife alike, its hills and forests are a critical part of the region we call “home.” But in recent years, amidst a surge in urban expansion, the celebrated natural spaces have come ...
Little Athelstane Lake © Kristen Setala
Did you know carbon is found in everything on Earth? From human DNA to soil to the atmosphere. The carbon stored in ecosystems is called a “carbon stock.” Protecting carbon stocks in natural areas can help us fight climate change and biodiversity loss in Ontario. Measuring carbon to protect one million hectares Ontario Nature’s protected ...
October 6, 2022–Melissa Thomas
Climate Change•Community Science•Environmental Education•Nature Reserves•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration
Dundas Valley © Dieter Staudinger
Earlier this summer, community science volunteers joined us to assess carbon at select Ontario Nature properties. This year, we have been working towards assessing the value of protected areas and conservation lands as nature-based solutions for climate change by modeling carbon storage of protected areas. Natural climate solutions, such as conservation or restoration, have been ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority