Kathryn Loog

Doug Ford’s Greenbelt reversal may be politically painful but is vital to protecting Ontario’s biodiversity from development, seen here just outside the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

September 22, 2023

Ontario’s Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity?

Kathryn Loog, Polytechnique Montréal

In reversing his decision on the Greenbelt, Doug Ford made no mention of ecology or biodiversity, the very things the Greenbelt was created to protect.

Ontario’s Greenbelt is a bastion of ecosystem diversity and the loss of parts of it would cause considerable harm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

August 30, 2023

Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario’s Greenbelt matter

Kathryn Loog, Polytechnique Montréal

While Canada pledges $200 million to promote biodiversity, Doug Ford removes lands from the Greenbelt. Here is why we all should care.

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Ontario’s Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity?

Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario’s Greenbelt matter

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