General
Web Resources
Want to find out about organizations that are helping the environment?
Click on the links below to find out more information about how the
Envirothon topics are used in our society.
Canadian Geographic
A Canadian Magazine highlighting research, activities, and events.
www.canadiangeographic.ca
Canadian Wildlife Federation
CWF is dedicated to fostering awareness and enjoyment of our natural world and
offers a variety of education resources.
www.cwf-fcf.org
Conservation Ontario
Conservation Ontario is the umbrella organization that represents Ontario's
36 Conservation Authorities. Conservation Authorities are local, watershed
management agencies that deliver services and programs that protect and
manage water and other natural
resources in partnership with government, landowners and other organizations.
http://conservation-ontario.on.ca/
David Suzuki Foundation
Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society
to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing
on four program areas — oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change
and clean energy, sustainability, and the Nature Challenge - the Foundation
uses science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature
and help achieve sustainability within a generation.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
Ministry Of Natural Resources
This site contains information on a variety of topics concerning Ontario’s forests
and wildlife.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/
Ontario Forestry Association
The Ontario Forestry Association is dedicated to raising awareness and
understanding of all aspects of Ontario's forests, and to develop
commitment to stewardship of forest ecosystems. The OFA has been involved
in public education
around forestry and environmental issues since the 1940s.
www.oforest.on.ca
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for protecting clean and
safe air, land and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection
and sustainable development for present and future generations of Ontarians.
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/
Ontario Nature
Ontario Nature protects Ontario's environment through research, education,
and conservation
www.ontarionature.org
Ontario Stewardship
A program of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources linking
landowners, land interest groups, and agencies to encourage responsible
land
care on private lands.
www.ontariostewardship.org/ontarioStewardship/home/osIndex.asp
TD Friends of the Environment
Since it began in 1990, the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
has supported the efforts of Canadians who are dedicated to the well-being
of the environment through financial support.
http://www.td.com/fef/
The Canadian Ecology Centre
The Canadian Ecology Centre A centre for ecological learning. A
place of mutual discovery where the ecologically concerned and
the natural
resource sector come together for the benefit of the forest.
www.canadianecology.ca
Trees Ontario Foundation
The mandate of Trees Ontario Foundation is to increase and promote the management
of the forest landscape of Ontario’s private and public lands by working
in co-operation with government, associations, and sponsors.
www.treesontario.on.ca
United Nations Environment Program
UNEP, established in 1972, is the voice for the environment within the
United Nations system. UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and
facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the
global environment. To accomplish this, UNEP works with a wide range
of partners, including United Nations entities, international organizations,
national governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector
and civil society.
http://www.unep.org/
Wildlands League
A Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
www.wildlandsleague.org
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