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Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Greenbelt Assets

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Livable Communities

The Greenbelt delivers $9.1 billion economic impact every year and 161,000 full-time equivalent jobs in Ontario depend on it. It serves as a solid anchor for the region’s agricultural, tourism and recreation industries.

Climate Change Adaption: Ontario's Resilient Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

This report examines the potential impacts, both positive and negative, of climate change on the long-term viability of the Greenbelt, and proposes a suite of measures that would allow for adaptation.

Ontario's Greenbelt in an International Context

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, INTEREST: Growth and Planning

An exploration of greenbelts around the world, that protect prime agricultural lands, environmentally-sensitive areas, and natural and cultural heritage features.

Cootes to Escarpment Conservation and Land Management Strategy

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

The Royal Botanical Gardens led a collaborative to undertake a conservation and land management planning process to protect 4,000 acres of natural Greenbelt lands within the municipalities of Hamilton and Burlington.

Dollars and Sense: Opportunities to Strengthen Southern Ontario’s Food System

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

If local production expanded to replace 10% of the top 10 fruit and vegetable imports, the Ontario economy would gain close to quarter of a billion dollars in GDP and 3,400 full-time jobs.

The Agricultural System: Components, Linkages, and Rationale

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Growth and Planning

This paper, written by Dr. Wayne Caldwell from the University of Guelph, provides an overview of the agricultural system and its component parts.

Greenbelt Farmers: Sowing the Seeds of Success

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

A close look at 9 local farm operations that are innovating and adapting their businesses to ensure economic prosperity to their families, communities, and Ontario’s $34 billion agri-food sector.

Farmland at Risk

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Research

Farmland makes up about half of the land area of the Greater Golden Horseshoe and represents one of the most important economic sectors of the region, contributing $11 billion and 38,000 jobs to Ontario’s economy.

Natural Heritage Features Mapping: Challenges and Best Practices

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Ecosystem Services

This study examines the process by which natural heritage features are mapped and communicated to the public by municipalities.

Agricultural Advisory Committees: Recognizing the Value of Agriculture in the Golden Horseshoe

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

Produced in collaboration with the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance, this report examines the structure, challenges, and successes of AACs across the region.

Greenbelt Farmers: Sustaining Soil Health

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Climate Resilience

Dig into the stories of 14 farmers who are using a variety of innovative practices to improve their soil health.

Ontario's Good Fortune: Appreciating the Greenbelt's Natural Capital

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Natural Systems

The Greenbelt delivers $3.2 billion in ecosystem services every year, making it an irreplaceable resource critical for the future of the province.

Agriculture Trends and Updates: Understanding the Greenbelt’s Unique Advantages

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

High quality soils, unique climates, and direct access to Canada’s largest market are a recipe for success for Greenbelt agriculture.

Green Infrastructure Guide for Small Cities, Towns and Rural Communities

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

By incorporating nature into the built environment, Green Infrastructure can improve water quality, reduce infrastructure costs, reduce the flood risk, and ensure our watersheds and communities are more resilient to climate change.

Tender Fruit Acreage Revitalization Initiative

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

An innovative program to increase acreage in production, yields and overall quality of Niagara tender fruit, specifically peaches, nectarines, pears and plums.

Smart Prosperity Institute

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

Smart Prosperity Institute's Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) project, successfully 'mainstreamed' decisions to protect and invest in natural capital.

Municipal Natural Assets Initiative Society

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

By taking the value and role of natural assets into account, municipalities across the Greenbelt can reduce infrastructure costs and increase climate resilience.

Ancient Forest Exploration & Research

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

A hiking guide will help Ontarians discover old-growth forests in the Greenbelt, and learn about their ecological value and related conservation information.

The Shared Path Consultation Initiative

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

Park People

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Grant

A project recognizing the Greenbelt's newly protected Urban River Valleys while facilitating the use, enjoyment and stewardship of these unique spaces by local residents and tourists.

Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

An Indigenous-led pilot program that physically brands a cultural narrative on the landscape asa reminder of the deep ancestral connections of the First Nations, Métis and Indigenous communities in the Greenbelt.

Wilderness Eco-Adventures in the Bruce

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

Year-round, guided outdoor adventures on the Bruce Peninsula support environmental education, local economy and rural vitality–enhancing the benefits realized from the protected Greenbelt.

Foodshare: Strengthening Farmers' Markets

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

The Greenbelt Foundation continues to support the Greenbelt Farmers' Market Network in expanding, innovating, and provide professional development to market managers.

Celebrating Urban River Valleys in Toronto

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

The Toronto Environmental Alliance celebrated the extension of the Greenbelt into three Toronto urban river valleys with community events and tour guides.

The Stop Community Food Centre

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

This grant set out to purchase and grow seedlings for 20 community gardens, showcasing world crops.

Highlighting Ontario's Natural Wonder: the Oak Ridges Moraine!

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Formed over 12,000 years ago by advancing and retreating glaciers, the Oak Ridges Moraine currently forms the watershed divide between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe, and is the headwaters to more than 30 rivers.

A “Masterpiece of Living Art”: the Niagara Escarpment.

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

Considered one of the world’s natural wonders, the Escarpment is considered a “masterpiece of living art” and has officially been recognized as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve site.

Local Leadership Matters: Ontario Municipalities Taking Action to Strengthen the Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

From tree planting to local food processing, this report looks at a mix of initiatives and tools 30 municipalities are using to enhance Ontario’s Greenbelt.

Winners of Photo Contest on Display in Grimsby

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

Press Release: 20 Winning Photos showcased at Grimsby Public Art Gallery as last stop on Photo Tour.

Friend of the Greenbelt Award Presented to David Crombie and Co-ordinated Review Panel

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Livable Communities

Press Release: The Greenbelt Foundation celebrated David Crombie and the Co-ordinated Review Advisory Panel for their leadership in enhancing and growing the Greenbelt.

Greenbelt Foundation Now Accepting Funding Applications

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Press Release: The Greenbelt Foundation has launched two new funding streams to protect and enhance Ontario’s Greenbelt.

Small Plot Agriculture Workshop Huge Success

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Food & Farming

Press Release: Greenbelt Foundation partners with the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance and Niagara Region, workshop explores aspects of operating a small farm

Erin Soil Health Coalition Launches with Farmer Forum

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Food & Farming

Press Release: One-year pilot project will bring farmers in Erin together with citizen scientist volunteers to improve soil health

New Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program will fund projects to realize the potential of newly protected Greenbelt urban river valleys

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Livable Communities

Press Release: New program will fund projects to realize the potential of newly protected Greenbelt urban river valleys

1,000km Cycling Route Challenges Riders to Take Trip of a Lifetime Through Greenbelt and Great Lakes

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Livable Communities

Press Release: The Grand Greenbelt and Great Lakes Cycle Route takes Ontario cycle-tourism to new levels

Urban Rivers get more love with Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program grant recipients announced

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

Press Release: The Greenbelt Foundation and Park People are thrilled to announce the 2018 grant recipients of the Greenbelt River Valley Connector Program.

GREENBELT FOUNDATION ACCEPTING FUNDING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL GRANT ROUND

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Livable Communities

Press Release: The Greenbelt Foundation invites applications for funding to protect and enhance Ontario’s Greenbelt and its water systems in particular

New Report Shows How Climate Change Impacts Gardening

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Press Release: “Gardening in a Changing Climate” identifies how gardeners can take action in their own yards to reduce impacts of climate change

New Report: Climate Change Impacting Birding

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Press Release: “Birds in a Changing Climate” highlights 31 species of Greenbelt birds that are climate threatened or endangered and actions to mitigate these impacts

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL REDUCE ONTARIO’S OUTDOOR SKATING SEASON

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Press Release: Greenbelt Foundation partners with RinkWatch to discuss how unpredictable weather could make rink-making a thing of the past for Southern Ontarians

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Grant

A partnership with Ducks Unlimited to support the installation of a naturalized stormwater management system in a new development site.

Into the Greenbelt - Boys and Girls Club of Canada

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

Park People is engaging children, youth and families from Boys and Girls Clubs across the Greater Golden Horseshoe to visit the Greenbelt and enjoy and learn about the benefits and beauty of our natural systems and protected spaces through fun and educational day trips.

Rebuilding Consumer Trust in Farmers' Markets

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

In 2018-2019, the GFMN focused on increasing the volume, diversity and sales of local food for Greenbelt farmers and raising public awareness of local agriculture.

Credit Valley Trail Master Plan

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

The Credit Valley Conservation Foundation Board has created and approved the Credit Valley Trail (CVT) Strategy.

The Greenbelt Moccasin Identifier Program - Planning Grant

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

The planning grant provided capacity to the Mississauga of the Credit First Nations to develop ideas, partnerships and workplans for Greenbelt-wide Moccasin Identifier Program to reflect the presence of First Nations on the land.

Enhancing the Resilience of the Greenbelt (Phase 1)

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Ontario Nature is supporting the Federal government’s high profile international commitment to conserve 17% of land and freshwater by 2020.

Protecting Natural Core Areas and Corridors in the Spirit and Practice of Reconciliation (Phase 2)

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Grant

Ontario Nature is advancing the protection of natural core areas and connection corridors throughout the GGH.

Resilient Circle of Green

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Bowmanville Valleys 2000 is enhancing access to and user-experience of the greenspaces that surround Bowmanville by creating digital wayfinding stations that build community awareness of the Greenbelt-protected Bowmanville and Soper Creek river valleys.

Find-Your-Flavour Tour in Durham

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

Durham Region's Farm Fresh Marketing Association has developed an agri-tourism route that connects visitors with eight farms, allowing them to sample local products and meet the farmers who produce their food.

Greening the Rouge Watershed

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Friends of the Rouge Watershed is engaging 2,000 youth and community volunteers to take part in restoration and stewardship initiatives within the Rouge River Watershed.

Grape Growers Celebrity Luncheon

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

This fundraiser promotes local food and drink, and includes talks on best wine-growing practices, industry success stories, and goals for strengthening the local wine sector.

Farm Visits

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Grant

Green Thumbs Growing Kids connects youth with the Greenbelt's agricultural sector and illuminates the importance of local food systems to rural economies.

Thornton Bales Trailhead Improvement

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Grant

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is transforming the entrance to Thornton Bales Conservation Area, encouraging recreational cycling and low carbon tourism activities.

Ontario Streams: River Valley Restoration Projects

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Ontario Streams is engaging residents and community members in Richmond Hill, Markham and Brampton to take part in stream restoration and stewardship initiatives.

Lake Simcoe Greenlands Mapping

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Rescue Lake Simcoe Charitable Foundation is collaborating with local stakeholders and residents to identify a set of key recommendations for the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan and opportunities to reach 40% natural cover in the area - a target encouraged in the Plan.

Critters and Creeks

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

With a focus on pollinators and airborne wildlife, The Riverwood Conservancy will engage 830 volunteers and school children in hands-on restoration efforts and environmental programming. The Critters and Creeks project will build a greater understanding and appreciation for pollinators and other airborne wildlife and the important role they play in our ecosystem.

Resilient Relationships

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Grant

The Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust is providing long-term protection and stewardship of key natural heritage and agricultural lands across the Oak Ridges Moraine and surrounding Greenbelt landscape.

Restoring and Enhancing Niagara’s Only Coldwater Resource: Twelve Mile Creek

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Trout Unlimited Canada–Niagara Chapter is working with local landowners to improve water quality within Upper Twelve Mile Creek watershed's sensitive coldwater ecosystem.

World Wildlife Fund: Shifting the Paradigm Forum - 2019

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Grant

Shifting the Paradigm 2019 is a day-long forum led by the World Wildlife Fund designed to stimulate cross-sector conversations and actions that will accelerate progress towards creating healthy landscapes and resilient communities.

Greenbelt Protected Urban River Valleys

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

The addition of these waterways to the Greenbelt is an important recognition of the vital role the Greenbelt plays in protecting the hydrological features we rely on for clean drinking water, flood protection, and healthy ecosystems.

Mental Health in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

An examination of the impacts of climate change on the physical and mental well-being of youth, women and newcomers.

Gardening in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Climate Change

Explore how a changing climate is impacting gardening and what you can do in your own garden to take action.

Newcomers in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

Based on the longer Mental Health in a Changing Climate series of reports, this short digest highlights the effects of climate change on newcomers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Women in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

The social positioning of women as caregivers is known to add increased psychological stress during extreme weather events. 

Youth in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

Research suggests that youth are at increased risk of longterm trauma, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Birds in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Climate Change

Some 31 species of birds in the Greenbelt are already at risk, and will become increasingly vulnerable as climate change adds to other treats, including habitat loss.

Health in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

Climate change is the greatest environmental issue of our time; it is also the greatest health issue of our era.

Hockey in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Climate Change

The fate of the outdoor skating rink is symptomatic of the many challenges we must confront in the face of a rapidly changing climate.

Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Climate Change

Scientific evidence suggests that biodiversity is in decline across the globe, and that one of the drivers of this phenomenon is climate change.

Press Release: Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation to Join Greenbelt Foundation

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

“Moving into our 16th year, the Greenbelt Foundation looks forward to working together with the Moraine Foundation to strengthen our work as champions of conservation in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.”

Fresh Water in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Climate Change

Ontario has 250,000 lakes, containing about one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. Unfortunately, this unique offering could be undermined by climate change.

Natural Infrastructure in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

In partnership with York Region and Jenny Hill, Assistant Dean, Academic Planning and Governance at the University of Toronto, we're exploring the positive impacts natural infrastructure can have on a changing climate.

Press Release: Greenbelt Foundation Announces Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan in Halton

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

The initiative will help the municipalities invest in the creek’s watershed as a means of cost-effectively addressing local flood-risk and water contamination in Hamilton Harbour.

Cooling Corridors: The Role of Green Infrastructure in Building Resilience to Extreme Heat

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

“Cooling Corridors..." is the first report of its kind that quantifies the positive impact that the Greenbelt’s urban river valleys have on temperature. Using climate modeling in two neighbourhoods in Peel Region, the report finds that tree canopy provides cooling benefits to local residents and that there is the opportunity to significantly increase these benefits.

Greenbelt Farmers' Market Network - Now Online

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: News

The Greenbelt Farmers Market Network is a network of over 85 markets that span Southern Ontario. With support from the Greenbelt Foundation, the network is moving to online sales to ensure farmers have an online market place and that Ontarians are still able to access fresh, local food.

Press Release: Greenbelt Foundation Report Highlights Natural Infrastructure As Valuable Economic Tool For Ontario

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: News

According to a report by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Insurance Bureau of Canada, money spent on natural infrastructure provides a 6:1 return-on-investment.

Press Release: New Greenbelt Foundation Report Reveals Critical Cooling Effect of Tree Canopies

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Using climate modeling in two neighbourhoods in Peel Region, the report finds that increasing the number of mature trees could lower average daily temperatures by 2 °C and at times it could feel as much as 11 °C cooler.

A Conceptual Framework to Understand the Business Case for EcoHealth in Ontario

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

Press Release: First-of-its-Kind Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Infrastructure Sector in Ontario Reveals Important Contributions to the Provincial Economy

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

An Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Infrastructure Sector in Ontario

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

Investing in the Future: The Economic Case for Natural Infrastructure in Ontario

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Climate Resilience

Press Release: Report Shows that Investments in Natural Infrastructure Have Significant Economic Returns

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

By investing in natural areas, municipalities can save money, reduce reliance on expensive built infrastructure, mitigate the effects of extreme weather and create much-needed jobs.

Plant the Seeds: Opportunities to Grow Ontario's Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Food & Farming

Press Release: Research Reveals New Ability to Expand Ontario’s $2.2 Billion Fruit & Vegetable Sector

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Food & Farming

Pollinators in a Changing Climate

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Climate Resilience

With the projected changes to our climate, it is more important than ever to understand the role pollinators play in our ability to adapt to and mitigate climate change. 

Review of Implementation of the Water Resource System in the Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Research

There is a need for updated and finer resolution mapping with layers that delineate surface and sub-surface hydrologic features and elements that reflect hydrologic functions.

Landmark Natural Asset Management Plan: The Grindstone Creek Project

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Grant

Press Release: Greenbelt Foundation Report Explains Climate Change’s Impact on Pollinators and How You Can Help During COVID-19

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Climate Resilience

Growing Close to Home: Creating Complete Rural Communities

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, TYPE: Research

Press Release: Seven Strategies to Improve Livability in Rural Communities

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Livable Communities

State of Large Parks in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, TYPE: Research

A Near-Urban Nature Network for the Greater Golden Horseshoe - Southern Ontario Nature Coalition

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Biodiversity

While we often look to protect wilderness areas farther afield, southern Ontario is one of the most biodiverse regions in Canada—providing direct and irreplaceable eco-services to the country’s largest concentration of communities and people."

Greenbelt Foundation Announces Green Infrastructure Investments In-Line with Federal Taskforce Recommendations

Tags: Featured Home, THEME: Climate Resilience

In a Changing Climate

Tags: INTEREST: Biodiversity, INTEREST: Climate Change

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.

Natural Asset Inventories: Seeking Expressions of Interest from Local Governments

Tags: TYPE: News, THEME: Natural Systems

Understanding, valuing and better managing nature’s role in providing infrastructure services can play an important role in helping local governments tackle the dual challenges of recovering from the pandemic and adapting to climate change.

News Release: Climate Change Promises Profound Impacts on Southern Ontario’s Forests and Communities

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Urban Forests in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Climate Resilience, INTEREST: Human Health

Urban trees play an important role helping communities mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. Urban forests store carbon and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Now Hiring: Project Coordinator - Greenbelt Fund

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Climate-Smart Agriculture: Jumpstarting Soil Health in Ontario and Canada

Tags: INTEREST: Soil Health, TYPE: Food & Farming

News Release: Increasing Access to Outdoor Recreation in Ontario this Fall

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Farming in a Changing Climate

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Climate Change

While farmers have always had to adapt to changing weather, year to year, global shifts in climate patterns are predicted to have significant consequences for our local and global food systems, impacting how and where we grow food.

Economic Impact Assessment of the Ontario Greenbelt

Tags: TYPE: Research, INTEREST: Livable Communities

News Release: Ontario Farmers are Adjusting to Impacts of a Changing Climate

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Friend of the Greenbelt Award: Meet our 2020 Recipients

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News Release: 2020 Friend of the Greenbelt Award Recipients Announced

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News Release: Greenbelt Foundation Makes Pivotal Investment in Natural Asset Inventories

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

With significant support from a private donor, the Greenbelt Foundation is making its largest investment to date—over $500,000—in helping municipalities in the Greenbelt and across Canada shift to using nature to deliver critical community services, like stormwater management.

The Power of Soil: An Agenda for Change to Benefit Farmers and Climate Resilience

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Soil Health

Ontario's Greenbelt is an Asset for Ontario

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Rivers for Resilience: Ontario Greenbelt Urban River Valleys

Tags: Featured Home, INTEREST: Urban River Valleys

Plan to Achieve Report 2016

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, INTEREST: Growth and Planning

Building a Resilient Tender Fruit Industry in Ontario

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Soil Health

Farming in the Greenbelt: Possibility Grow Here

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

Sustaining Ontario Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, INTEREST: Economic Development

Feasibility Study for Establishing a Local Food Distribution Initiative in Niagara & Hamilton

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Economic Development

Report Card on the Environmental Health of the Oak Ridges Moraine and Adjacent Greenbelt Lands

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Water

Statement on Growing the Greenbelt

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Especially in the context of COVID-19 and economic and social recovery, any growth of the Greenbelt will only improve the Greenbelt’s overall contribution to the region’s economy.

News Release: Greenbelt Foundation to Build on 16 Years of Work with Renewed Provincial Funding

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News Release: Greenbelt Foundation Now Accepting Funding Applications for Three Funding Streams

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Greenbelt Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, TYPE: Research

Tracking Market Farmer and Vendor Performance 2009-2015

Tags: INTEREST: Tourism, TYPE: Research

Natural Heritage Guide

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Tourism

Protecting Greenbelt Wetlands - How Effective is Policy?

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

Bringing Local Food Home: Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Barriers to Local Food

Tags: TYPE: Research, THEME: Local Food and Drink

News Release: The Hidden Power of Healthy Soil: Saving Canadian Agriculture from Climate Crisis

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

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News Release: Ontarians are Asked to Get Involved with Greenbelt River Valley Protection

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Your Greenbelt: A Source of Pride - Stories from the Greenbelt

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Stewardship Groups: Durham

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Stewardship Groups: York

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Stewardship Groups: Cross-Region

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Priced Out: Understanding the factors affecting home prices in the GTA

Tags: THEME: Livable Communities, INTEREST: Economic Development

Canada's Wealth of Natural Capital: Rouge National Park

Tags: INTEREST: Economic Development, TYPE: Research

Biodiversity in Ontario's Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Biodiversity

Carbon in the Bank: Ontario's Greenbelt and its Role Mitigating Climate Change

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Climate Change

Ontario's Wealth, Canada's Future: Appreciating the Value of the Greenbelt's Ecoservices

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

Ontario's Local Food Champions 2012: Cultivating Change in the Broader Public Sector

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, TYPE: Research

Holland Marsh Agricultural Impact Study

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Soil Health

The Holland Marsh: Challenges and Opportunities in the Greenbelt

Tags: THEME: Food & Farming, INTEREST: Soil Health

Bruce Peninsula Conservation and Stewardship Plan

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Tourism

News Release: New Projects Will Help Sustain the Greenbelt’s Natural and Agricultural Systems

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Our Cities Need Nature Too – Stories from the Greenbelt

Tags: TYPE: News, Stories from the Greenbelt

News Release: Ontario Coalition Identifies Opportunities for Protecting Nature in Canada’s Most Developed Areas

Tags: Featured Home, TYPE: News

Communiqué de Presse: Un organisme ontarien veut protéger la nature dans les régions les plus exploitées du Canada

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Natural Infrastructure, Natural Solutions: Consider Nature

Tags: INTEREST: Water, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

Southern Ontario Nature Coalition: Un réseau de protection de la nature périurbaine dans le the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Tags: THEME: Natural Systems, INTEREST: Biodiversity

The Impacts of Linear Infrastructure Development on the Greenbelt

Tags: INTEREST: Growth and Planning, TYPE: Research

Enhancing Municipal Capacity to Support Agriculture in the Greenbelt

Tags: INTEREST: Growth and Planning, TYPE: Research

Stories from the Greenbelt: Inventory Acceleration Project

Tags: TYPE: News, INTEREST: Green Infrastructure

News Release: New Case Studies Show Nature’s Public Health and Economic Benefits

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News Release: Research Reveals $135 Million Opportunity for Ontario’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector

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News Release: Shared Path to Continue Improving Municipal-Indigenous Engagement Work

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News Release: Nine Ontario Municipalities Part of National Cohort Undertaking Natural Asset Inventories and Building Climate Resilience

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News Release: The Moccasin Identifier Continues to Promote Indigenous Cultural Awareness in Ontario

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Stories from the Greenbelt: From Seed to Savannah

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2021 Greenbelt Photo Contest: Celebrating the Oak Ridges Moraine

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Request for Information: Oak Ridges Moraine Trail Master Planning

Tags: Featured Home, INTEREST: Growth and Planning

News Release: Southern Ontario Nature Coalition Calls for Protecting Nature in Canada's Near-Urban Areas

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Communiqué de Presse: La Southern Ontario Nature Coalition appelle à la protection de la nature périurbaine au Canada

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Stories from the Greenbelt: Be a Nature-Based Local Tourist this Summer

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