Ontario’s conservation challenges are growing. Each year, more plants and animal are added to species at risk list, with climate change increasing the likelihood of extinction. However, conservation organizations, including Ontario Nature, are working to address the dual threats of climate change and biodiversity loss by protecting carbon stocks and supporting carbon sequestration. Over the …
Ontario Nature is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion across our work. Our team strives to embed these issues at the center of our programs and campaigns. In June of 2020, we released a statement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter in which we made several commitments. Although we recognize that we still have a …
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 to be threatened by development, invasive species, pollution, and climate change. One 89-acre property in the headwaters of Ancaster Creek, known as the Garner Marsh, …