The Peaceful Parks Coalition is proud to be a vocal champion of Ontario's environment and protected areas. The PPC's aims are five-fold



The Peaceful Parks Coalition Aims and Objectives



- Protect the ecological integrity of Ontario's wild spaces and promote a holistic worldview of wildlife and the natural environment;



- Advocate that natural resource management be based on ecological principles



- Oppose any form of privatization of the Ontario's natural resources and ensure natural resource management remains within the public realm;



- To foster the recognition that sport hunting and fishing are at best, lawful and permitted activities and not rights, and to oppose any and all sport hunting, especially in protected areas.



- Ensure the province's parks and conversation reserves retain their biological function by opposing any planned high impact activities.



To achieve these aims, the Peaceful Parks Coalition engages in a variety of initiatives based around the betterment of Ontario's parks and protected areas. These initiatives can broadly be grouped into the following categories:



Action



Raising public awareness through non-violent direct action, street theatre, demonstrations, rallies and other creative means of drawing attention to the state of Ontario's protected areas.



Education



Including the publication and dissemination of information surrounding issues related to protected and ecologically significant areas in Ontario, with the aim to fostering a public debate as to how Ontario's natural resources are being managed.



Research



Including investigations into the quality and quantity of protection afforded to protected areas, policy initiatives affecting parks and conservation areas, as well as science of habitat protection and conservation biology.