Ontario Nature Blog

Forest ecosystems play a vital role in Canada’s environment, economy, and cultural identity, and their conservation is crucial in the fight against climate change. Roughly 94% of forests are publicly owned, meaning that protecting their health falls largely on the provincial government. Yet, federal and provincial governments claim Canada’s forests are sustainably managed through reporting ...

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Communities and conservation groups across Ontario have been sounding the alarm about the province’s rollback of wetland protections for years. However, Canada’s latest report to the Ramsar Convention – a global wetland conservation treaty – seems to tell a different story. What is the Ramsar Convention? The Ramsar Convention is the only global treaty that ...

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The much-awaited State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2025 report provides a glimpse into the last five years of progress on the targets and actions of Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy. Created in 2005, the Biodiversity Strategy was developed by the Ontario Biodiversity Council, which includes Indigenous communities, environmental organizations, government, academia, industry and other partners. It acts as ...

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Ontario Nature is excited to officially announce an additional 13,000 hectares of protected and conserved areas now contributing towards Canada’s target to protect 30 percent of all lands and waters by 2030, known as the 30×30 target. The 30×30 target represents a national and international movement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss through well-connected, equitably ...

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As I watched the tail end of the evening news in my living room, I suddenly heard yelling and gloved hands clapping loudly outside. My first thought was coyotes. Sure enough, our two resident coyotes sauntered by on a lawn across the street, completely ignoring the human noise. The male is a handsome specimen. An ...

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