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Protected Areas in Southern Ontario Contribute to National Biodiversity Target

March 13, 2024–Kellsie Bonnyman

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Conservation News•Conservation Authorities•Protected Places

Singing Sands Beach, Bruce Peninsula Provincial Park © teachandlearn CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Over 12,000 hectares of protected areas in southern Ontario – about the size of Bruce Peninsula National Park – have been officially accepted into the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas ...

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The Past, Present and Future of Protected Areas in Ontario

February 29, 2024–Ontario Nature Staff

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Conservation News•Protected Places

Algonquin Provincial Park © Bill McDonald

The conversation around protected areas is evolving in response to the challenge of protecting 30% of Canada’s lands and waters by 2030. What protected areas traditionally have been, and what ...

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Near-urban Protected Areas in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Now Count Towards Canada’s Target

April 13, 2023–Jenna Kip

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places

Lambton Woods, Toronto © Matt Forsythe

Ontario Nature is thrilled to announce the success of ongoing efforts to recognize conservation lands in southern Ontario that can count towards Canada’s “30 by 30” protected areas target. Building ...

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Breaking Barriers – The Birding Backpack Program

March 31, 2023–Maya Davidson

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Birds•Community Science•Recreation and Events•Youth

Hearing the distinct calls of red-winged blackbirds and spotting turkey vultures teetering on the wind reminds us that spring bird migration in Ontario is happening now. With one of the ...

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Meeting 30 x 30 – an Ambitious Target

February 9, 2023–Corina Brdar

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Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places

Nabish Lake © Kristen Setala

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 ...

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