Supporting national and international efforts

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:

  • Ecosystem diversity is the variety of habitats, ecological communities and associated ecological processes.
  • Species diversity is the variety of species.
  • Genetic diversity is the variety of genetic information contained within individuals of a particular species.
The CBD states, “The conservation of biodiversity is a common concern for humankind.”

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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