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Our vision is a future where biodiversity loss is halted and recovery is advanced. People value, protect and enhance biodiversity and the ecosystem services essential for human health and well-being. Ontario’s renewed biodiversity strategy will guide conservation actions to 2030.
2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit Our turning point for nature When: May 21-22nd, 2025. Optional field trips on May 23rd, 2025 Where: Trent University, Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, Ontario. This webpage is being updated regularly! Check back for more information, and sign up for our email list here. About the 2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit Everyone has a role to […]
In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Day), individuals and organizations from across Ontario and around the globe are making sure they are part of the plan to conserve and restore biodiversity.
The Ontario Biodiversity Council recognizes that Indigenous Peoples are essential partners in biodiversity conservation and commits to “recognize and respect the contribution of Indigenous and local knowledge to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems.”1
We celebrated Biodiversity Day on May 22nd 2023 by releasing a Summary of the renewed Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy! The full strategy is coming soon so check back! In the meantime, we wanted to share some of the updates and improvements made to the Strategy, which will guide our conservation actions to 2030. Check out and share […]
Check out our news release about the updates to Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy! We’re pleased to share the summary version with you. You can read our news release about it here: News release OBS2023
Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy helps guide conservation efforts in Ontario. It’s time to update it to focus on new targets and priorities to 2030. Get involved! Share your ideas on how we can work together to: empower people, reduce threats, enhance resilience, improve knowledge, and transform investments.
The Stewardship Network of Ontario (SNO) is a group of non-government and government stewardship organizations. They work together to support stewardship agencies to contribute to biodiversity conservation and environmental health. SNO began in 2004 in response to a clear need for improved information sharing, collaboration among stewardship agencies and a stronger voice for stewardship in Ontario. To learn more about SNO, please visit:
Ontario’s Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity (ELB) got its start at the 2015 Ontario Biodiversity Summit, which brought together young people aged 18-30 from across the province to develop a plan to implement Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy. The group now has a seat on the Ontario Biodiversity Council and continues to work to empower young people to conserve biodiversity. Learn more about the ELB at their website.
The Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network (BEAN) is a network of organizations working together to promote an increased awareness and understanding of biodiversity. Members represent formal and non-formal education, the environmental and conservation sectors, government and private industry. To learn more about BEAN and its members, please visit:
Healthy ecosystems are essential for human health and survival. We all depend on clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, healthy food, green spaces and contact with wildlife to enrich our lives. Ecohealth Ontario (EHO) is a group of professionals from the fields of public health, medicine, education, planning and the environment. Visit the Ecohealth website to learn more.
Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition is an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the economic, social, environmental and health benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized. http://www.greeninfrastructureontario.org/
The Ontario Network for Ecosystem Services advances the knowledge and exchange of information about ecosystem services in Ontario. The network is made up of people and organizations who seek and supply knowledge about ecosystem services and the benefits they provide to humans. http://www.onecosystemservices.ca/
Join Steve Hounsell, Chair of the Ontario Biodiversity Council, as he summarizes they key points from the State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2020 Summary Report. Learn about where we are achieving our biodiversity targets, and where more work needs to be done.
Enjoy the recording from the opening session of the 2021 Ontario Biodiversity Summit. Keynote speaker Harvey Locke, and a panel of experts discuss how nature based solutions offer hope in addressing biodiversity loss and climate change.
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