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PAs History
A brief history of protected area commitments and achievements globally and locally 1987: World Commission on Environment and Development advocates 12% Protected Areas as an achievable goal (a 3 fold increase over the average level at that time) and sufficient … Continue reading
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CBC,ML&RP
What can Nova Scotia do to preserve nature and encourage biodiversity? (audio file) CBC Info-AM Aired: Oct. 1, 2020 Abbreviated Transcript, bolding and links are inserted. CBC (Jeff Douglas): This week the PM made a commitment ..to the UN Summit … Continue reading
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A Brief History
‘Workin on it. Following is a brief history of the Government response to the Lahey Report and some of the perceptions in the public domain as documented on NSFN and In the News Apr 27, 2017 The Liberal Government announces … Continue reading
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An assessment of Nova Scotia L&F’s progress in implementing Ecological Forestry in response to the Lahey Report, Part 2: The HPF and FMG projects 27Aug2020
It seems there is still a long way to go before they hatch. In the meantime, logging on Crown land continues pretty well unabated. In a recent CBC interview, the L&F Minister of Lands & Forestry was asked how he … Continue reading
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Some good news about forests in Nova Scotia for a change 25Aug2020
Update Aug 29, 2020: Olga Comeau, Organizer for the Protected Community Forest announced “We did it!! Thanks to everyone near and far that helped us spread the word about our fundraiser to save a forest.” Also, “The land is taxable … Continue reading
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Saturday is Parks Day, Lots to celebrate but Nova Scotia is no longer a leader 16July2020
Saturday is our National and Nova Scotia Parks Day. It’s a day to celebrate and reflect on our Parks and Protected Areas (PPA). CPAWS, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, released its annual Parks Report Healthy Nature Healthy People, yesterday … Continue reading
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Why we need a Precautionary Biodiversity Landscape Plan for Nova Scotia 16Mar2020
What we have now is a precautionary plan to protect wood supply in NS UPDATE Also view: Need for Biodiversity Landscape Planning before finalizing HPF and Ecological Matrix components of the Triad, and for caution in selection of HPF sites … Continue reading
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Older News
This page provides a list of links to news items related to forests and forestry in Nova Scotia beginning June 11, 2018 up to Jan 13, 2020, as I was able to catch them. For more recent items, view In … Continue reading
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Moving Beyond Lahey: can Nova Scotia participate in a “Global Deal for Nature”? 14Dec2019
In the context of the messages coming from COP25, the Lahey Recommendations are too little and their implementation by L&F far too tardy Today (Sat Dec14, 2019): The COP25 Climate negotiations in Madrid are set to continue today as countries … Continue reading
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Mon Oct 28, 2019: Law Amendments Public Hearing on Nova Scotia Sustainable Development Goals Act 27Oct2019
A thorough sham – and shame – of process View Update Oct 29, 2019 Just received: The provincial government quietly posted on their website on Friday afternoon that there is a Law Amendments Hearing for the public, on Monday morning … Continue reading
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