Manager, Research & Policy @greenbeltca. Interested in climate, energy & the environment. Opinions are my own.
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Have you heard?
@greenbeltca is hosting a soil health and water quality event series from July 13-15 across the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
*BONUS: This series is an OSCIA-approved #OFCAF #KSE in the Nitrogen Management and Cover Cropping categories (but you don't need to ben an OFCAF applicant to attend... KSEs are open to anyone interested in learning more about beneficial management practices).
Register: greenbelt.ca/events/
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The Greenbelt Foundation recently released their Regional Soil Health Report that reflects on-farm data from 264 fields across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The report echoed what the #AGFO report found: reducing tillage and adding cover crops, and other regenerative practices, are improving soil health and resiliency. Soils help support farmers as they combat the many challenges they face every year! It is great to see this report detailing why #SoilHealthMatters. Read the report here: greenbelt.ca/regional_soil_h…
@SenateCA @greenbeltca
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The Greenbelt Foundation has released a 132-page report, a deep dive into municipal and provincial land use which affects the building of housing in Ontario’s rural areas. Link to: greenbelt.ca/rural_housing @greenbeltca thegrower.org/news/greenbelt…
New @greenbeltca & @waynecaldwell report explores housing solutions for rural #ontag communities. It provides 8 principles & 13 recommendations for policymakers & municipal planners to address intensifying housing issues in rural Ontario.
Read the report: greenbelt.ca/rural_housing
We're also hosting a #webinar on June 10 to dive deeper into the findings and explore implementation opportunities with panelists from @OntarioFarms @RegionofDurham & @NiagaraRegion.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Register today to join OSCIA and researchers from @SRGResearch, @AAFC_Canada and @greenbeltca to chat about on-farm research happening @CampdenGrain 🌽on July 11!
Register (free) today: surl.li/uqahs
#AgClimateSolutions #AgLivingLab #LivingLabON #ONFARM
Agricultural soils are one of the Greenbelt's greatest carbon sinks! With @soil_institute, we're measuring carbon stocks and learning how farm practices & soil types impact carbon stored. Excited to be featured in @NatObserver discussing our program w insights from Barb Parker🌱
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Learn how healthy your soil is currently and how healthy it could become with ✨free soil health sampling✨! This gives you science-based information to make targeted interventions in soil health for enhanced resilience and increased profitability🌱🔬 #SoilHealth #OntAg
Are you a grain or oilseed farmer in the Niagara, York, Durham region? Check out this link to learn more about year two of our free soil health testing! 🌱
greenbelt.ca/greenbelt_soil_…
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Extreme weather fueled by climate change is making life more expensive in 🇨🇦. New @InsuranceBureau data shows severe weather in 2023 caused over $3.1 billion in insured damage. And when it comes to the costs of climate change, insured losses are just one part of the story🧵#cdnpoli
Severe Weather in 2023 Caused Over $3.1 Billion in Insured Damage: ibc.ca/news-insights/news/se… #CDNPoli #FundFloodInsurance
Honoured to present at @SenateCA alongside @Otipemisiwak. We highlighted recommendations from @greenbeltca's work on soil health and emphasized how Ontario's greenbelt serves as an exemplary model for farmland protection. #OntAg #AGFO
Coverage of our testimony at the @SenateCA hearings on #soilhealth. "More support needed for soil health actions by farmers" nationalnewswatch.com/2023/1…
@greenbeltca @siposmeg @senatorrobblack #ontag #cdnag
👀 this has my attention.
New research. We introduce the concept of sentinel nodes for evaluating the #connectivity of Protected Area networks, with a case study from Ontario. Work led by @pobrien94 peerj.com/articles/16333/ via @PeerJLife
🌿Thrilled to be featured in @CDNJEM! Our research examines the role of #NatureBasedSolutions in mitigating flood risk while providing several co-benefits. 🙏Grateful CJEM provides a space to discuss the interconnection of climate change, ecosystem loss & emergency management.
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Interested in the intersection of #climate & #health? Join @greenbeltca and @UWaterloo researchers tomorrow at 12pm for a free webinar & learn how increasing urban greenery cover can help protect communities from the impacts of extreme heat.
👉Register: bit.ly/49997X9
There is still time to register for our upcoming #webinar that will discuss the results of our recent study: Health-Informed Heat Mitigation Approach: Case Study of The Regional Municipality of York.
Join us! ➡ bit.ly/49997X9
🌾Calling all corn & soybean growers in Niagara, York & Durham! Secure your spot for the 2024 soil sampling program & celebrate #ONTAgWeek with a FREE soil health test from @greenbeltca.
Register here: shorturl.at/coxOR
Celebrate Ontario’s #Agriculture Week with a free soil test!
Evaluate current soil health and compare it to similar soils in your region, understand how much healthier your soil can be, and more.
Sign-up for the program 👇
#OntAg #AgNews #SoilHealth #SoilHealthMatters #AgChat
DYK only ~4% (!!!) of land in Canada is protected AND connected. An interesting review of barriers, enabling conditions, mechanisms & strategies to support national corridor planning in Canada ⬇️
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Exciting research from @ClimateInstit. #HeatPumps can be a low-cost, high-impact solution to reduce emissions and boost resilience 🌎💚
#EnergyEfficiency #ClimateAction
🚨NEW RESEARCH🚨 We crunched the numbers to find out what #HeatPumps actually cost people across 🇨🇦. The result? #HeatPumps are the lowest-cost option for most households, beating out gas heating and air conditioning #cdnpoli
climateinstitute.ca/reports/…
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NEW RESEARCH: Heat pumps are 2-3x more efficient than oil and gas based fossil heating systems in cold and sub zero temperatures.
Even in temperatures approaching -30°C they perform significantly better than their fossil-fuel based competitors.
All the detail here👇
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Canada is home to 25% of the world's #peatlands, which store 150 billion tons of #carbon (that’s more than the entire world emitted in 2020!). But when they're disturbed, that carbon is released--impacting both #ClimateChange & the range of #species that rely on those areas.
Better peatland management can be deployed as a nature-based solution to halt biodiversity loss, and support #climatechange mitigation, and adaptation!
Here are key recommendations on how peatlands can be protected from degradation ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H05cdvj0
#PeatlandsMatter
Incremental change won’t cut it. An inventory on where we’re at collectively ⬇️
The first global stocktake - an accounting of progress to the Paris climate goals - is out.
The red is the range of promised actions. The blue and teal are where we need to be.
Full report here: unfccc.int/documents/631600
