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The Conservation 
Council of Ontario

 

Let's Make Ontario
a Conserver Society

Ontario Needs Conservation

The more Ontario grows, the more it needs conservation.  When the Conservation Council of Ontario was founded in 1951, Ontario had a population of 4.6 million people.  There are now over 11 million people in Ontario living in 4.5 million homes.  Each one of those people is a consumer.  Our challenge is to make sure they are also conservers.

Conservation is an important part of the solution to many of the environmental problems we face today, including climate change, energy security, smog, urban sprawl, the loss of significant natural areas, garbage, hazardous waste and groundwater depletion. 

Conservation can also play an important role in the development of an efficient and healthy economy, and in creating healthy communities.

In choosing between a conserver and a consumer society for Ontario, the choice should be clear.

What is Conservation?

 Conservation is:

  • a respect for nature

  • the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources

  • the minimization or prevention of waste and pollution

 Conservation can be defined through specific actions, such as protecting natural areas and farmland, using less energy, recycling and the elimination of hazardous substances.

 Conservation is also a social value, a statement of respect for the natural environment that should be integrated into all our actions, as individuals, as companies, and as a society.

The Conserver Path

The Conservation Council of Ontario has prepared two documents to help guide the transition to a conserver society in Ontario -- a strategy for non-governmental organizations and a business plan to reshape the Conservation Council's role in supporting a province-wide conservation movement. 

Greening Ontario: 
An NGO Strategy for Conservation and the Environment

Goal: "to enhance the capacity of Ontario's non-governmental organizations to promote a conserver society and deliver environmental solutions". 

Download the pdf file: Greening Ontario 

 

The Conservation Council of Ontario 
Strategic Directions and Business Plan 
May 2003

Download the pdf file: 2003 Business Plan

Mission:  To create a conserver society in Ontario

We will remain focused on the goal of a conserver society for Ontario.

 We will acknowledge and support the contributions and areas of expertise of other organizations in promoting conservation and environmental solutions.

We will help increase the capacity of organizations to address conservation and environmental priorities.

We will build partnerships and campaigns to address priority issues for conservation and a healthy environment.

We will raise public commitment to adopt conservation solutions and help connect individuals with support services and educational material.

In so doing, we will build a strong and long-lasting commitment to conservation in Ontario, as well as achieve tangible results in Ontario’s communities and homes.

 

Background Papers

Also available are:

  • The results of an Oracle Research Poll of Ontario non-governmental organizations (pdf). 

  • "Greensteps A Survey of the Activities of Ontario's Non-Governmental Organizations in Support of a Healthy Environment. -- coming soon in pdf format.


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