Ontario Nature Blog

As the Government of Ontario focuses its mandate on protecting Ontario, it is essential that nature conservation be prioritized for Ontario’s long-term well-being. Ontario has many opportunities to protect more of our lands and waters, as highlighted in Ontario Nature’s Protected Places StoryMap. Last year, Ontario Nature updated its Protected Places StoryMap to serve as ...

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In late 2019, Ontario Nature’s Board of Directors agreed to undergo a thorough review and potential adjustment of its investment policy to better align investment goals with the charity’s mandate. We’ve since been happy with the investment returns and proud to be better aligned with our values. The process included reviewing Ontario Nature’s investment policies ...

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The Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released its 2024 Annual Reports in December. Several of the reports shine a light on the continued pattern of weakening environmental protections in Ontario and ineffectively implementing existing protections. In the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, the findings are a damning indictment of the long-term ...

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Our planet’s natural environment is under unprecedented stress. The good news is that you can help restore a healthy planet by reducing your environmental footprint, and we’re here to help you. This blog is part of a series that will help you go #GreenStepByStep. Subscribe to our blog to follow along! No matter what your preferred ...

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Late last month, I returned from six restorative days of canoeing in Killarney Provincial Park amidst fall colours, good weather and close friends. It reminded me of an Indigenous distinction between spending much-needed time in nature, in “what made you” versus our all-too-common experience of being distracted by the superficial world of “what you made”. ...

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