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Ontario Biodiversity Council — Ontario Biodiversity Council
The Ontario Biodiversity Council has members from environmental and conservation groups, government, academia, indigenous organizations, natural history institutions and industry that work together to support biodiversity conservation in Ontario. Formed in 2005, Council now has 40 members who guide the ambitious conservation agenda outlined in Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy.

Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy 2023-2030 — Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy 2023-2030
Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy was renewed in 2023! The strategy is like a 'to-do' list for conservation actions across the province. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the updated strategy. Now it's up to each of us, from across the province, to take actions to protect what sustains us.

Protecting Biodiversity — Protecting Biodiversity
Our economy, quality of life and health are directly tied to biodiversity. It’s worth protecting for our sake and for its own sake. We need to work together to protect our plants, animals, land, lakes and rivers, forests and other ecosystems. Life – it’s brought to you by biodiversity!

The State of Ontario’s Biodiversity — The State of Ontario’s Biodiversity
The State of Ontario’s Biodiversity 2025 is like a report card for biodiversity. It uses indicators to measure the health of biodiversity in our province and to assess the progress we’re making towards meeting the targets from Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy. Read the Summary Report and learn more!

2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit

Our turning point for nature

The 2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit took place May 21-22nd, 2025 at Trent University, Peterborough-Nogojiwanong, Ontario.

300 people came together to create our turning point for nature. Read the Summit Summary to learn about the key takeaways and what’s next for biodiversity conservation in Ontario.

2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit Summary report

2025 Ontario Biodiversity Summit

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