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Wetlands Over Warehouses

June 2, 2022–Guest blogger

Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Protecting wetlands is essential in the fight against the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Nearly 75% of southern Ontario’s wetlands have been destroyed, and remaining wetlands continue ...

Evaluating Carbon Storage in Forest Stewardship Council Designated Conservation Lands

April 22, 2022–Graeme Smith

Boreal Forest•Climate Change•Wild Species

White River wetlands © What-A-Ride CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

There is an urgent need for solutions to climate change, as temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns that ...

Protecting Peatlands Protects our Planet

December 15, 2021–Jenna Cardoso

Climate Change•Indigenous Relations•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration•Wetlands•Wild Species

James Bay peatlands © Ray Ford

Ontario’s peatlands store the most carbon in the country – more than all the other natural ecosystems in Ontario combined – making these terrestrial wetland ecosystems an essential nature-based climate ...

Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

October 26, 2021–Anne Bell

Conservation News•Species at Risk

In 2019 the Government of Ontario rammed through amendments to our Endangered Species Act (ESA), decimating protections for the province’s most imperiled plants and animals. Among the changes was a ...

Part II: The Case for Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

October 14, 2021–Jenna Cardoso

Climate Change•Environmental Education•Stewardship and restoration

This blog is the second in our a series about nature-based solutions to climate change. Canada is warming twice as fast as the global rate, causing profound changes to our climate, health ...

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Protecting Peatlands Protects our Planet

Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

Part II: The Case for Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change

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