Ontario's Natural Heritage Areas - Ministry of Natural Resources
Ontario's Natural Heritage Areas - Ministry of Natural Resources
Ontario's Natural Heritage Areas - Ministry of Natural Resources
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Figure 4-1. The Site Regions and Site Districts <strong>of</strong> southern Ontario prepared by A. Hills<br />
(note that modifications to this map are shown in Fig. 1-1 and are used in Figs. 4-3 to 4-5).<br />
Box 4-5. The Legacy <strong>of</strong> IBP/CT in Ontario.<br />
• First methodological natural areas survey in<br />
Ontario.<br />
• Established philosophy and rationale for<br />
protected areas.<br />
• Helped to shape protection, planning, and<br />
management policies.<br />
• Introduced a systematic, conservation sciencebased<br />
approach.<br />
• Guided the way for Ontario’s participation in<br />
succeeding forums, notably ACER (1975-1980)<br />
and the Canadian Council on Ecological <strong>Areas</strong><br />
(1981 to present).<br />
Management Objectives and/or Guidelines<br />
The protection and management <strong>of</strong> an International<br />
Biological Programme Site is highly variable<br />
depending on the legislation and policies governing<br />
the category(ies) <strong>of</strong> the protected area(s) in which it<br />
occurs. For example, IBP Sites in the Provincial Parks<br />
system are primarily located in Nature Reserve Parks<br />
and Nature Reserve Zones in other park classes.<br />
Accordingly, management is guided by park policies<br />
specifically established for these types <strong>of</strong> parks and<br />
zones (see Section 6.1 see page 148). By comparison,<br />
an IBP Site located within a Provincially Significant<br />
Wetland or an Area <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> and Scientific Interest<br />
is managed under the auspices <strong>of</strong> the Provincial Policy<br />
Statement issued under Section 3 <strong>of</strong> the Planning<br />
85 Ontario’s <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Areas</strong>