The entire Greater Golden Horseshoe region is being affected by a combination of climate change and population growth. It is now commonly accepted that current climatic changes and extreme weather impacts are just the beginning. The Greenbelt Foundation partnered with experts to better understand how climate change is affecting many aspects of our lives, and ways that we can individually and collectively respond to these challenges.
It is important for people to understand that they have a relationship with the Greenbelt, and it’s not just a one-way street! It will help us and our communities adapt to climate change, but it is important we help it do the same.
Their articles highlight how the Greenbelt supports climate action in a number of important and interconnected ways that affect our daily lives. It is important for people to understand that they have a relationship with the Greenbelt, and it’s not just a one-way street! It will help us and our communities adapt to climate change, but it is important we help it do the same.
Check out each individual series, below:
Farming In a Changing Climate
For this instalment of the series, the Foundation collaborates with Melissa Luymes, an agri-environmental consultant, as well as four Greenbelt farmers, to get a field-level view of what a rapidly changing climate means for farming in Ontario's Greenbelt.
Forests In a Changing Climate
For this instalment of the series, University of Toronto professor Tenley Conway, and University of Toronto PhD Student and Founder of Black Outdoors, Jacqueline L. Scott, explore how forests are impacted by climate change and how access to these important spaces is not equitable along racial lines.
Pollinators In a Changing Climate
For this instalment of the series, Sheila R. Colla, PhD, Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies, York University, explores the impacts climate change is having on our pollinator communities and how you can help.
Natural Infrastructure In a Changing Climate
For this the instalment in the series, and in partnership with Jenny Hill, Assistant Dean, Academic Planning and Governance at the University of Toronto, and with contributions from The Regional Municipality of York, we're exploring the positive impacts natural infrastructure can have on a changing climate.
Mental Health In a Changing Climate
For this the instalment in the series, Catherine Macdonald of the Alliance for Healthier Communities, and Katie Hayes - a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health - discuss the mental health impacts which climate change can create. Find out more:
Biodiversity In a Changing Climate
For this instalment in the series, Antonia Guidotti, Mary Burridge and Mark Peck of the Royal Ontario Museum explore how a changing climate is impacting biodiversity, and what we can do about it.
Hockey In a Changing Climate
For this instalment in the series, Robert McLeman of Rink Watch and Wilfrid Laurier University explores how a changing climate is impacting backyard hockey, and what we can do about it.
Health In a Changing Climate
For this instalment in the series, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit explores how a changing climate is impacting our health, and what we can do to take action.
Birds In a Changing Climate
For this instalment in the series, Ontario Nature explores how a changing climate is impacting birds and birding, and what we can do to take action.
Gardening In a Changing Climate
For this instalment in the series, the Royal Botanical Gardens explores how a changing climate is impacting gardening, and what you can do in your own garden to take action.
Fresh Water In a Changing Climate
For this the instalment in the series, Joyce Chau - Executive Director of EcoSpark - discusses the multi-faceted importance of water.
Cover photo image credit: Kate Goodale