Farm & Food Care Ontario is involved in the development of strategies to reduce nutrient runoff from agricultural lands in the Great Lakes.
- Ontario's Great Lakes Strategy, Government of Ontario
- Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Action Plan 2018, Government of Ontario
- Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, Government of Ontario
- State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report
The Great Lakes are the largest system of fresh surface water on earth, containing about 21% of the global resource. The Great Lakes basin covers an area of more than 765,000 square kilometres (295,000 square miles) and is home to 35.4 million people. Originally signed in 1972, the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement has fostered cooperation toward protecting and restoring this important resource. The Agreement was recently amended in 2012. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement promotes advancement in areas of concern, lake wide management, and science, as well as targeted commitments to address legacy and emerging issues such as aquatic invasive species, climate change impacts, nutrients, chemicals and other environmental concerns related to Great Lakes water quality. For further information, please visit http://binational.net/.