Greenbelt Biodiversity

Greenbelts exist all over the world, but Ontario’s Greenbelt is the world’s largest! Stretching over two million acres, the Ontario Greenbelt is one of the most biodiverse areas in all of Canada.

The Greenbelt designation is used in land-use planning to protect natural, agricultural, undeveloped, and residential areas, as well as critical water systems that surround and intersect urban areas. These important landscapes are home to many farms that grow our food, help clean our air and water, provide habitat for wildlife, and ensure our communities have natural spaces to explore. 

For the Greenbelt Biodiversity action, students are invited to conduct a biodiversity inventory and plant native species on their school grounds. While this action is focused on Ontario’s Greenbelt, biodiversity inventories are still a powerful way to support conservation initiatives in your region!