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Loopholes for the Forestry Industry Could Threaten Canada’s Climate Action

December 9, 2021–Graeme Smith

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Boreal Forest•Climate Change•Ecology•Habitat•Land-use planning

Clearcut © Ontario Nature

On the heels of the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Canada’s commitments to natural climate solutions and ending deforestation, it is imperative to take a critical ...

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Where Industrial Logging Protects Wildlife, Workers and Indigenous Rights

January 27, 2021–Julee Boan

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Boreal Forest•Campaigns•Ecology•Habitat•Indigenous Relations•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration

Canoes in Wolf Lake © Ryan Mariotti

It’s October 2017. I’m in Vancouver, British Colombia for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International’s General Assembly (GA). One forester colleague had warned me to get lots of sleep, drink water ...

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COVID-19 showed us that we care about toilet paper – a lot – but does it need to come directly from wildlife habitat? – Blog

September 8, 2020–Julee Boan

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Boreal Forest•Community Science•Habitat•Land-use planning

Bobcat © Chase Dekker CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

When the federal and provincial governments started to announce pandemic-related shutdowns in March, the first things that crossed my mind were the safety of my aging parents, and whether I could keep my job, work from ...

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Joint Letter to MPs: Stop Ontario’s weak system for big polluters

February 6, 2020–Ontario Nature Staff

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Climate Change•Open letters

Emissions © Dylan Passmore

February 6th, 2020 Dear Member of Parliament, Last year, Canada brought in a national carbon price, to make sure polluters have to pay for harming our climate. This includes a ...

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Keeping Caribou in Ontario

June 27, 2017–Julee Boan

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Boreal Forest•Species at Risk

Woodland caribou © Bubba55 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Eco terrorist.” “Environmental extremist.” “Latte-sucking, SUV-driving, Toronto tree-hugger.” My colleagues and I have been called many names for advocating for the conservation of caribou. When you live in part of Ontario’s ...

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