Budget 2018 signals a new vision for nature conservation in Canada

'Environmentalists have described these [budget] investments as historic. They are. But just as significant as the dollar amount committed to nature conservation, is the federal government’s recognition of Indigenous-led conservation in Canada.'

Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s decision to make nature conservation a priority in the federal budget is groundbreaking and long overdue, write Professors Faisal Moola and Robin Roth. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY FAISAL MOOLA, ROBIN ROTH

March 9, 2018

Despite its natural bounty and the significance of nature to our national identity, Canada has badly lagged other countries in the protection of ecosystems and wildlife habitat. To date, we have protected only 10.6 per cent of our terrestrial ecosystems and inland waters and less than 5 per cent of ...

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