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What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity is a scientific word for the incredible variety of life on Earth, from the tiniest insect to a vast northern forest.
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Why is Biodiversity Important?
Biodiversity is about being connected. All species, including humans, depend on each other to survive.
June 22, 2011 — The Ontario Biodiversity Council has released a renewed biodiversity strategy for the province, calling on governments, conservation groups, industry and all Ontarians to help in protecting what sustains us.
The Ontario Biodiversity Council recognizes the importance of biodiversity and is taking steps to conserve it as an essential part of building a strong and prosperous future for our province. Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy, 2011 provides a renewed commitment to safeguard Ontario’s variety of species and ecosystems and puts forward an ambitious but practical conservation agenda.
Click here to read Ontario’s Biodiversity Strategy, 2011: Renewing our Commitment to Protecting What Sustains Us.
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Do You Want to Know?
- How are Climate Change and Biodiversity Connected? (Fact Sheet) - PDF 263 Kb
- Events and Activities
- Which species in Ontario are listed as 'Endangered"? Visit the Species at Risk website.
- More about rare plants or animals found in your area and how to report them? Check out the Natural Heritage Information Centre's (NHIC) website.
- Why wetlands are important and how they are protected? Learn more on the Wetlands page.
- How to apply for funds to complete a conservation project? Go to the Stewardship Fund page of the Species at Risk website.
- Whether your land qualifies for a conservation land tax reduction? Read more about the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (CLTIP)
- Where to report an invasive species? Visit the Invasive Species page.
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