Nova Scotia Environment – December 29, 2015 11:05 AM The recent designation of more than 100 properties as wilderness areas, nature reserves and parks means that 12.26 per cent of Nova Scotia’s landmass is now protected. That meets the province’s goal under the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act to protect at least 12 …
Nova Scotia – News Release The province has legally protected the Eastern Shore Islands Wilderness Area and 22 other sites as wilderness areas or nature reserves. “The province’s wilderness-area designation of all Eastern Shore Crown islands, with Nature Trust’s progress to date on the private islands, means we are protecting more than 5,000 acres,” said …
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The government is legally protecting 20 sites as wilderness areas or nature reserves, more than 14,000 hectares. The properties are identified in the province’s Parks and Protected Areas Plan. “It’s great news that these new protected areas have been created,” said Chris Miller, national conservation biologist for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. “They will …
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Nova Scotians are invited to define how the province’s natural spaces are managed and protected. The draft parks and protected areas plan was released by Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker and Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage MLA Becky Kent, on behalf of Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau. Read Press Release
