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Inside the Conservation Impact Bond: Financing Nature, Reconciliation, and Climate Resilience

November 21, 2025–Noah Cole

When: Thursday, November 27, 1:00-3:00 PM (ET) Where: Virtual (on Zoom) This seminar offers an in-depth exploration of the award-winning Conservation Impact Bond (CIB), a leading nature-based finance model advancing Reconciliation, biodiversity, ...

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The Canada Strong 2025 Federal Budget Breaks Conservation Promises

November 19, 2025–Luke Bondi

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Climate Change

Ottawa © Jock Rutherford CC BY SA 2.0

While the federal government has made bold promises to protect nature, their Canada Strong 2025 Budget tells a different story, prioritizing harmful subsidies over conservation funding, and ignoring the overwhelming ...

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Ontario Nature Launches Inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park

November 12, 2025–Tony Morris

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Nature Network•Recreation and Events

Inaugural Nature at Queen's Park © John Hassell

On the first day Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) were back in fall session after an extended 137-day break, Ontario Nature hosted its inaugural Nature at Queen’s Park. This event ...

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Why Snakes Matter: A Deep Dive into Ontario’s Reptilian Residents

October 16, 2025–Chloe Chow

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Community Science•Reptiles and Amphibians•Wild Species•Youth

Youth Council Herp Hike, High Park © Rajinstan Kamalraj

When I told my parents that my brother and I would be out on a weekend to go to a snake event, they were more than skeptical. Like more than ...

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Bill 5 and the Future of Ontario’s Polar Bears: A Wake-Up Call

October 8, 2025–Shane Moffatt

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Campaigns and advocacy•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Species at Risk•Wild Species

Mother polar bear and cub, Hudson Bay © Emma Bishop CC BY 2.0

Polar bears are icons of the north – powerful, resilient and increasingly at risk. Some of Canada’s polar bear population live in Ontario, and how we protect them matters not ...

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