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The Ontario Biodiversity Council
The Ontario Biodiversity Council has just released two reports about Ontario’s biodiversity. Read and share them with others to help spread the message that biodiversity is life!
The Ontario Biodiversity Council visits Dufferin's Milton quarry.
The Ontario Biodiversity Council was announced in June 2005. The Council has members from 22 provincial organizations and an independent chair. Under the OBS, Council is to lead, coordinate and report on the implementation of Ontario's Biodiversity Strategy.
The chair and oganizations represented on Council include:
Chair: Jon K. Grant
Participating Organizations:
- AG Care
- Building Industry and Land Development Association
- Bird Studies Canada
- Chiefs of Ontario
- Conservation Ontario
- Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations
- Nature Conservancy of Canada
- Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
- Ontario Federation of Agriculture
- Ontario Forest Industries Association
- Ontario Forestry Association
- Ontario Mining Association
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ontario Nature
- Ontario Power Generation
- Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
- Trent University
- Union of Ontario Indians
- University of Toronto - Faculty of Forestry
- Wildlife Habitat Canada
Other Groups Supporting Implementation of OBS
In addition to the Ontario Biodiversity Council, the OBS identifies actions to create an Education and Awareness Task Team, a Biodiversity Science Forum and a Biodiversity Stewardship Working Group.
To learn more about these groups and to support their efforts towards protecting Ontario’s biodiversity please visit their websites:
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Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
