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Manitoba Water Strategy
The Manitoba Water Strategy (document) The Manitoba government is bringing in the toughest wetland protection in Canada with a $320-million five-year plan designed to save Lake Winnipeg by reducing More...
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Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) - Protecting the Nation's Wetlands.
Wetland Breaking News is an edited compilation of wetland-related stories and announcements submitted by readers and gleaned from list-serves, press releases and news sources from throughout the More...
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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources works to promote healthy, sustainable ecosystems and conserve biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth). The Ministry of Natural Resources conducts More...
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The benefits of wetland restoration
The primary purpose of this Briefing Note is to raise awareness, across all sectors, of the potential benefits of wetland restoration. It is intended to catalyze efforts that stem the loss and More...
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Managing the Water's Edge: Riparian Health Assessment for Streams and Small Rivers
This workbook describing riparian health assessment has been written for those people who can most effectively influence riparian areas with their management - landowners, livestock producers, More...
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Wetlands in BC: A Primer for Local Governments
Wetlands in BC: A Primer for Local Governments is a companion to the Green Bylaws Toolkit for Conserving Sensitive Ecosystems and Green Infrastructure. The Wetlands Primer provides the rationale as More...
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Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board
YESAB was established under the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA), which came into full force November 28, 2005. YESAA. The Act sets out a process to assess the More...
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The Peat Portal
The Peat Portal is an international website to promote the conservation and protection of the world's peatlands. More...
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Cumulative Effects Assessment - Practitioners Guide
A guide for practitioners responsible for preparing Cumulative Effects Assessments as part of a submission to appropriate regulatory bodies for project review. The guide provides practitioners with: More...
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Environmental Evaluation Checklist for Oil and Gas Development Projects on Private Land in Saskatchewan
A guideline outlining Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management's evaluation requirements for all oil and gas projects, except seismic exploration, on privately owned land (includes drilling, More...
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The Saskatchewan Environmental Assessment Act Guide to Proposal Development: Oil and Natural Gas
A guide providing information to complete reviews for oil and natural gas projects under the Environmental Assessment Act including: all seismic projects whether on Crown or private land, More...
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Council of Great Lakes Governors
The council's mission is to "encourage and facilitate environmentally responsible economic growth". It is a cooperative effort between the public and private sectors in Ontario and More...
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Status and Trends of Biodiversity of Inland Water Ecosystems
This thorough and insightful 120-page report on the "Status and Trends of Biodiversity of Inland Water Ecosystems" covers the following major subjects: the condition of and More...
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Participatory Management Clearinghouse
The Participatory Management Clearinghouse (PMC) is a joint initiative of the Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar), IUCN (The World Conservation Union), and SIDA (The Swedish International More...
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Canadian Information System for the Environment
The Canadian Information System for the Environment (CISE) is being built to answer Canadians' need for integrated environmental information to assist in decision-making. CISE More...
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Living Waters Conserving the Source of Life: The Economic Values of the World's Wetlands
This report presents an overview of initial economic values of the world's wetlands. The basis for this study is a database of global wetland economic values as developed by the Institute for More...
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Agri-environmental Resource Guide - IV. Water Quality Management at the Watershed Scale
Effective water quality management design and a summary of the water management project for Ruisseau St-Esprit. More...
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Agri-environmental Resource Guide - IV. Sources of Water Contamination
Information on sedimentation, phosphates, nitrates, pesticides and other sources of water contamination. More...
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Agri-environmental Resource Guide - IV. Watercourse Protection
Information on constructed wetlands, farm pond, vegetative strips and other types of water protection. More...
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Agri-environmental Resource Guide - V. Habitat Management
Information on windbreaks, natural fencerows, woodland management, reforestation and other methods of habitat management. More...
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Bonne pratiques agroenvironnementales
Ce document présente un éventail de bonnes pratiques susceptibles pour améliorer la performance environnementale des entreprises agricoles. More...
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List of Wetlands of International Importance: Annotated Ramsar List
The basic Ramsar List records the name of each of these "Ramsar Sites", its date of designation, geographical position in-country, surface area, and centre-point coordinates, and it is available in More...
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World Water Monitoring Challenge
World Water Monitoring Challenge™ is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens More...
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The Dos and Don'ts of Wetland Construction
Garbisch, Edgar. W. 2003. The Dos and Don'ts of Wetland Construction: Creation, Restoration and Enhancement. Environmental Concern Inc. St. Michaels, Maryland. Based on 30 years of experience, More...
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Ramsar Information Sheet on Wetlands of International Importance
The Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands contains an outline of the information required by the Ramsar Secretariat with the nomination of a Ramsar site. The categories on the Information More...
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Hinterland Who's Who Fact Sheet: Estuaries
Estuaries provide critical habitat for species that depend upon their unique physical characteristics (e.g. constantly changing water levels, salt concentrations, and temperature) and biological More...
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Watersheds of the World
This CD provides maps of land cover, population density and biodiversity for 154 basins and sub-basins around the world. It lists indicators and variables for each of these basins and, where More...
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The Water Portal
The Water Portal, a product of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on More...
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Source to Tap: Protecting Our Water Quality
Water is not just for drinking - water is for every living thing! Welcome to the Source to Tap section of the CCME website, where you can learn about protecting Canada's water quality. More...
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International Year of Freshwater (2003)
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution 55/196 proclaimed the year 2003 as the International Year of Freshwater. The resolution encourages governments, the United Nations system and all More...
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North Battleford Water Inquiry
Commission of Inquiry appointed to inquire into and report on the circumstances that led to the current contamination of the public water supply of the City of North Battleford, the adequacy and More...
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Walkerton Inquiry
This website contains reports of the public inquiry into the EColi contamination of the water supply in Walkerton, Ontario, and into the safety of Ontario's drinking water, established by the More...
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Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
In 1972, Canada and the United States signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) in recognition of the urgent need to improve environmental conditions in the Great Lakes. The 1972 GLWQA More...
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Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems
The Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE) provides a "big picture" view of ecosystems using indicators and maps at global and continental scales. PAGE assessed five of the world?s major More...
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Beyond the Pipe
A compilation and review of international scientific evidence regarding the link between watershed features - such as wetlands and riparian buffer zones - and water quality and water quantity. The More...
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Living with the Red
Since the devastating Red River flood of 1997, the International Joint Commission and its binational Task Force have examined methods to reduce or eliminate the impacts of future major floods. More...
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Wetland Values and Functions
Introduces the range of wetland values and functions and provides a gateway to ten fact sheets detailing the role of wetlands in: flood control groundwater More...
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Elevated Wetlands Course Curriculum
The Elevated Wetlands Course Curriculum brings the science that was built into the Elevated Wetlands ecosculpture (http://www.plastics-art.com/) in Toronto, Ontario into the classroom. The course More...
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Elevated Wetlands: An ecological plastic-based artwork
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association commissioned Noel Harding, to create "The Elevated Wetlands:" a plastic-based, functioning, ecological sculpture. The initiative informs the public of More...
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Nova Scotia Wet Places
The NS Wet Places series introduces readers to wetland habitats found in Nova Scotia. Each fact sheet highlights a habitat and describes its appearance, ecology and contribution to the environment. More...
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Caring for Shoreline Properties
This booklet guides landowners to make sound choices that will benefit both you and the lake you enjoy. It describes management practices that can be adopted on lakeshore properties to help More...
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Water and Canada: Preserving a Legacy for People and the Environment
Canada has substantial water resources and a range of water resource management challenges. Many actions to meet these challenges reflect the increasing use of integrated water resource management More...
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Fresh Water
Pielou, E.C. 1998. Fresh Water. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Illinois. 275 pp. This book describes the role of wetlands in the water cycle and the importance of wetlands for bird habitat, More...
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Wetlands in the Great Lakes Region
This web site is part of (GLIN), The Great Lakes Information Network Web Site http://www.great-lakes.net. This site provides an overview of wetlands in the Great Lakes region and resources More...
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Environment Canada's Water Site
This web site is a single window on water policy and laws, management and information resources in Canada. It contains information, case studies, models, research, or teaching resources on the More...
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Understanding Wetlands: A Wetland Handbook for British Columbia's Interior
Delesalle, Bruno. 1998. Understanding Wetlands: A Wetland Handbook for British Columbia?s Interior. Ducks Unlimited Canada. Kamloops, BC. 191 p. A general handbook for anyone interested in wetland More...
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Water Survey of Canada
The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is the national authority responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada. In More...
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Association of State Wetland Managers
The Association for State Wetland Managers (ASWM) is an American, non-profit, membership-based organization that promotes the protection and restoration of wetland resources and related More...
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Manitoba Water Policies
The Manitoba Water Policies ensure the sustainable development of Manitoba's water resources, including wetlands. The seven objectives focus water quality, conservation, use and allocation, water More...