In order to protect biodiversity we have to understand it. Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy includes commitments to report on the State of Ontario’s Biodiversity and on progress in achieving biodiversity targets every 5 years. The targets in this Strategy have end dates of 2025 or 2030 to align with this reporting schedule.
Council has reported on the state of Ontario’s biodiversity in 2010, 2015 and 2021.
The reports are available online on the State of Ontario’s Biodiversity website and include:
You can access all of the past biodiversity reports here:
Working together across diverse groups to achieve this strategy will also contribute to national and international efforts such as Canada’s Biodiversity Strategy and the goals and targets set out in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (2021–2030).
Biodiversity doesn’t know borders. As we implement Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy we are part of a larger global effort to acknowledge the importance of biodiversity to our lives and take steps to protect it. Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy embraces the objectives that have been set out in the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which are:
Subnational and regional governments and organizations have an important role to play in helping to deliver biodiversity goals and targets set at national and international levels. The Edinburgh Declaration outlines the critical role of subnational governments, cities, and local authorities in managing biodiversity. The Ontario Biodiversity Council has officially endorsed the Declaration.
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