Biodiversity Planning and Protection in the Land Between
Title
Biodiversity Planning and Protection in the Land Between
Author
Samantha Dunlop
Host Organization
The Land Between, Leora Berman
Supervising Faculty
Tom Whillans, Environment and Resource Studies/Sciences
Date
2021
Location of Document
on-line
Area
The Land Between, Central Ontario
Subject
Biodiversity Planning and Protection
Description
The Land Between bioregion is considered the last intact wilderness of southern Ontario. The Land Between is home to unique communities of flora and fauna. Habitat protection is essential for supporting biodiversity because biodiversity is important to ecosystem structure, function, and resilience. Threats to biodiversity include climate change, development, habitat fragmentation, light and noise pollution, and contaminants in soils and water. Policy levers that can help include night lighting and noise restrictions, brownfield encouragement, tree preservation bylaws, shoreline buffers and setbacks from significant wildlife habitats.
In response to concerns of threats to biodiversity in the Land Between bioregion, an inventory of existing policy levers concerning biodiversity and habitat protection was conducted. Analysis of these documents helped identify areas with adequate coverage, as well as relative gaps in municipal planning.
In response to concerns of threats to biodiversity in the Land Between bioregion, an inventory of existing policy levers concerning biodiversity and habitat protection was conducted. Analysis of these documents helped identify areas with adequate coverage, as well as relative gaps in municipal planning.
Publisher
Trent University
Files
Collection
Reference
Samantha Dunlop, Biodiversity Planning and Protection in the Land Between, Trent University, 2021