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Canada has only four years left to reach its ambitious goals to protect 30 per cent of its lands and oceans by 2030. That’s about double what’s protected right now, which means the government is trying to speed up the work. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new nature strategy, released on …

It’s a treat to have the Toronto Blue Jays in a position to win the World Series. The trick for many families and baseball fans will be being able to watch it happen. And for those souls who sacrifice watching Game 6 to take the kids trick-or-treating, beware of Mother …

A gathering of countries in Rome this week agreed on a plan to generate $200 billion US in finance a year by 2030 to halt and begin to reverse the destruction of the natural world. The United Nations’ COP16 talks on biodiversity began last October in Colombia but failed at that time to reach …

The beloved Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio is famously credited with describing the view from the Reggio Calabria boardwalk, where the Mediterranean and Ionian seas meet, as “the most beautiful kilometre in Italy.” But beyond its stunning vistas, the mingling of the seas and the unique microclimate created by the tapering …

If you’re in Halton, Ont., your doctor can now prescribe that you touch some grass. Conservation Halton has partnered with Halton Healthcare and PaRx to offer up to 10 free visits to conservation areas in the region when receiving a prescription for nature. “Anything that we can do to help people …

Two years ago in Montreal, nearly 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to reverse the loss of nature by the end of the decade and raise $700 billion a year to achieve that goal. Over the next two weeks in Cali, Colombia, delegates will meet at the COP16 United Nations …

5:51 ‘I just love pro wrestling’: The divine nature of Canada’s independent scene On a snowy Friday evening in March, there was a gathering of worshippers at a church in the Preston area of Cambridge, Ont. While that might not seem out of the ordinary, this group consisted of wrestlers …

A group called Save Ontario’s Science Centre hosted a nature walk Saturday afternoon in support of keeping the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) where it is. The walk was led by arborist Todd Irvine of City Forest along with ravine advocate Floyd Ruskin of Lost Rivers Toronto. Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, …

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced a plan to protect iconic Prairie grasslands, considered one of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems in the country. The plan aims to raise $500 million by 2030 to conserve more than 5,000 square kilometres — about six times the size of …

Another way a ‘nature economy’ is finding a foothold is through talent acquisition. Scott Sinclair, whose company, SES Consulting, retrofits buildings to move them off fossil fuels, says having a nature-first mindset baked into the business model attracts innovative young minds who grew up with the environment front and centre …