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environmental acts
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banff national park formed
the third national park to be formed in the world (and Canada's first), its now the 16th biggest park in Canada, and was one of the 3 most influential parks in the entire world. -
boundary waters treaty
this was the decision made by the Canadian and American government to share water equally among the 2 countries -
department of the environment act
in 1971 the government decided that they should have a department for the protection and enhancement of the environment, that's when the department of the environment was formed, increasing the natural environments quality (including water and air) -
great lakes water quality
this was am agreement with america to try and reduce pollution and toxins from going into the great lakes -
united nations convention, law of the sea
this united nations convention was to try and deal with issues of sustainable fisheries -
RENEW
this act was to form a plan to help out pieces with low populations and to prevent or grow species that are endangered -
wildlife policy for canada
this policy protects habitat with a bunch of national wildlife areas (marine and terrestrial). these can be used for research and a couple other things. -
national forest strategy
the government made plans to create a sustainable forest management and decided on different classifications of forests -
AGENDA 21
agenda 21 is where more than 100 countries signed to try and take action and make sustainable environments for the 21st century -
Paris agreement
this agreement made 175 states agree to lower greenhouse gas emissions, i know its not specifically Canada but i thought i would put it in here, it's pretty important in my opinion.
