Partnerships key to game-changing investment in conservation

The is one of the biggest, boldest conservation initiatives in Canadian history. The budget commitment to conservation is a game-changer. Getting to 17 per cent protected lands in less than three years will require an extraordinary collective effort. Fortunately, many prospective protected sites have already been identified or proposed from coast to coast.

Nahanni National Park, in the Northwest Terriorites, pictured. The $1.3-billion federal budget promise for new parks and protected areas sets the stage for one of the biggest, boldest conservation initiatives in Canadian history, write Graham Saul and Éric Hébert-Daly.Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Opinion

BY GRAHAM SAUL

March 12, 2018

The $1.3-billion federal budget promise for new parks and protected areas sets the stage for one of the biggest, boldest conservation initiatives in Canadian history. After a quarter of a century of relative neglect, conservation in Canada is back in the spotlight; supporting provincial, territorial...

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