With recent (since fall of 2019) and continuing changes to fish and wildlife and environmental protections in Ontario, including changes to fundamental procedures within the Endangered Species Act, changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, and undercutting of rights of the public and municipalities to protect features in their neighborhoods and communities through unilateral Provincial Ministerial Zoning Orders, the health of Ontario’s wildlife, ecosystems and ecosystem services are threatened. The erosion of the precious little of nature left in southern Ontario, then threatens our wellbeing- in the form of undermining secure food supplies; clean water; pest and disease control and also mental wellbeing – and which functions and benefits are only possible at necessary scales through nature’s processes. See the latest news from Peterborough
And despite public outcry, more and continued cuts to protections and rights have continued. This is an excerpt of the latest news from the Canadian Environmental Law Association:
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