The Ontario Children’s Outdoor Charter aims to get children outside to discover the wonders of nature. Research shows that kids who spend regular time outside are happier and healthier. Kids connected to nature grow up caring for the Earth and helping to conserve biodiversity. You can promote the charter in your community and help improve […]

Biodiversity and climate change are linked: climate change threatens Ontario’s biodiversity, while biodiversity improves Ontario’s resilience and adaptability to a changing climate. In order to protect and preserve our existing biodiversity while encouraging sustainable production and growth, we need to find ways to encourage meaningful action in varying contexts. There are, significant challenges to communicating […]

EcoHealth Ontario, a working group of the Ontario Biodiversity Council, wrote a report that summarizes the linkages between biodiversity and human health. This report states that new knowledge and research may be used to protect and promote the well-being of current and future generations of Ontarians. Click here to view the full PDF on the […]

OBC believes that protecting and restoring Ontario’s biodiversity is the best solution to the challenges created by our changing climate.  Flooding and drought, carbon storage, water and air quality and the health and prosperity of our communities are linked to both biodiversity and climate change.  But often, these two issues are dealt with separately.  OBC […]

Are you treading lightly on our planet? How many planets would we need if everybody lived like you? The Ontario Biodiversity Council and the Global Footprint Network have developed an online calculator to help Ontario residents see how their own habits impact our planet’s resources. Go to the Global Footprint Network Calculator and choose Ontario […]

One of the goals of the Ontario Biodiversity Strategy is to improve knowledge. So what are Ontario’s big biodiversity questions? These are science and research questions that if answered, could guide future policies and have a huge impact on conservation efforts. The process to determine these questions kicked off in spring 2015 and the final […]

The Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network’s message is clear.  Biodiversity makes up Ontario’s natural life support system:  Biodiversity is how humans – and 14 million other species – survive.  We can all work to protect human health, support the economy, and preserve natural landscapes.  BEAN connects scientists and governments with teachers, parents and students to […]