May 23, 2019 | Science Policy Performance
In early April, Ontario posted notices to amend the Conservation Authority Act and its regulation. Prior to the deadline for comments, the Government tabled Bill 108, which impacts both notices. While many details remain vague, the Government did not offer public...
Apr 15, 2019 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
We urge organizations concerned about the on-going erosion of environmental and community planning safeguards to comment by May 10 on the proposed repeal of the Far North Act. See the posting here. See our submission at OHI to MNRF on Far North April 15. As our sub...
Mar 31, 2019 | Science Policy Performance
MNRF recently announced a review of aggregate operations in Ontario, with an emphasis on “engaging our partners to identify ways we can cut red tape, create jobs and build a sustainable aggregates industry.” The announcement can be found at...
Feb 25, 2019 | Science Policy Performance
The OHI supports the detailed submission from the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance, but also urges the Province to counter-balance its quantitative focus on housing and employment lands with a qualitative approach founded on ecological protection, food security, sustainable...
Nov 26, 2018 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
Our e-newsletter on this important post has boxed text, and had to be put in the library. You can read it at ECO-Crisis in Ontario’s Democracy Nov 26 2018.
Nov 26, 2018 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
The focus of this year’s Latornell Conservation Symposium was Land to Great Lakes. The OHI thanks the organizers for selecting our presentation distilling messages from seven meetings, called OHI Voices from across the Landscape LCS Nov 14 2018 –...
Oct 15, 2018 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
Incorporated in 2003, the Ontario Headwaters Institute has naturally had a focus on headwaters but also always understood and worked on associated issues, from source water protection and land use planning to wetlands, watershed management, and the health of the Great...
Sep 4, 2018 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
The OHI today released an important statement, co-signed by 15 organizations, on the need for mutually respectful dialogue and fulsome consultation practices between the new Ontario government and organizations engaged in the agricultural, biodiversity, conservation,...
Aug 22, 2018 | Science Policy Performance
While access to clean water is a pressing global health and security issue, and while fresh water protection is a key focus of international for both for climate change and biodiversity, those in Ontario who think that water, climate, and biodiversity concerns are far...
Jul 21, 2018 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
Light summer reading? No. But WWF Global’s most recent edition of their Living Planet Report, from 2016, is well worthwhile. It combines insightful data with valuable insights and practical observations. Those of us working in the trenches need the sort of global...
