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2017 Year in Review

19 Dec 2017

This was an important wake-up call for Canadians who were surprised to learn that so much Canada has one of the best opportunities in the world to of the wilderness that is at the core of our national identity conserve nature, and to ultimately become a world leader in is still vulnerable to development threats from industries protecting nature. [...] Co-chaired by the federal This will make an important contribution to achieving the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Alberta’s protected area target and conserving threatened caribou in Minister of Environment and Parks, this is the first Quebec, however, the protected area would be more effective nationwide coordinated effort to create protected areas in if it was expanded to includ [...] It should lead The Castle Wilderness Area (AB) to the protection of around 80% of the vast and wild Peel In January, CPAWS and partners welcomed the formal Watershed from roads and industrial activity. [...] CPAWS worked groups, the Premier of New Brunswick publicly stated that with and coordinated the efforts of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, government is interested in the Restigouche wilderness Pine Creek First Nation, and Chemawawin Cree Nation for waterway park idea to help improve quality of life and help the protection of these eight islands in Lake Winnipegosis, with tourism experiences and jobs. [...] The Minister of these areas would contribute significantly to the survival of Environment has indicated that the Nova Scotia: Our Parks the caribou as well as to achieving the province’s protected and Protected Areas Plan will continue to be implemented, area commitments.
environment wetlands habitat conservation biodiversity water science and technology natural resources canada ecology parks rivers ecosystem protected area nature conservation biology province environmental science natural environment ecological environmental social science national parks of canada peel watershed nwt government of the northwest territories international union for the conservation of nature (iucn)
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9
Published in
Ottawa, ON, CA

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