Canada's Plan for Protecting Species at Risk - An Update December 1999
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SCIWC Library
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Publication Year
1999
Pages
18
Subject
Canada and the protection of species at risk
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Abstract
"Environment Canada has engaged in extensive consultations with Canadians to develop a new approach to protecting species at risk. This update discusses the progress that has been made towards developing a new strategy, and outlines the major elements of the Government's strategy to date and the proposed Species at Risk Act (SARA)."
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This document is an update of the legislative actions that the Government of Canada has undertaken to address the issue of protecting species at risk.
The document is organized in the following sections:
- Why we need to protect species
- The Government of Canada's Species at Risk Strategy
- Building on the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk
- Stewardship and Incentive Programs
- Proposed Legislation: The Species at Risk Act (SARA)
- Listing of Species
- Emergency Listings
- Prohibitions
- Recovery Planning
- Habitat Measures
- Compensation
- Compliance and Enforcement
The document is organized in the following sections:
- Why we need to protect species
- The Government of Canada's Species at Risk Strategy
- Building on the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk
- Stewardship and Incentive Programs
- Proposed Legislation: The Species at Risk Act (SARA)
- Listing of Species
- Emergency Listings
- Prohibitions
- Recovery Planning
- Habitat Measures
- Compensation
- Compliance and Enforcement
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