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The Past, Present and Future of Protected Areas in Ontario

February 29, 2024–Ontario Nature Staff

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 ...

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

April 13, 2023–Jenna Kip

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 ...

Breaking Barriers – The Birding Backpack Program

March 31, 2023–Maya Davidson

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 ...

Meeting 30 x 30 – an Ambitious Target

February 9, 2023–Corina Brdar

Campaigns and advocacy•Protected Places

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 ...

Ontarians Won’t Be Ignored

January 25, 2023–Corina Brdar

Campaigns and advocacy

Snip, snip, snip. That’s how my supervisor, Anne Bell, described the recent tangle of legislation and policy proposals dumped on Ontarians in October and November of 2022. It was my ...

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