OTTAWA, Ont. – November
4, 2013 – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq,
Canada’s Environment Minister, Minister
of the Canadian Northern Economic Development
Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council,
today released the 2013-2016 Federal Sustainable
Development Strategy.
“Our Government is taking
action on environmental issues that matter
most to Canadians,” said Minister Aglukkaq.
“Canada’s second Federal Sustainable Development
Strategy builds on the significant progress
already achieved and continues to provide
Canadians with the information they need
to monitor the Government’s record and results.”
The 2013-2016 Strategy
is an update and expansion of the first
strategy reflecting the government’s priorities
and decisions taken since 2010, and contains
refined goals and targets.
The 2013-2016 Strategy
has two new targets:
Facilitate reduced vulnerability
of individuals, communities, regions and
economic sectors to the impacts of climate
change through the development and provision
of information and tools;
Provide a stable or improved level of biodiversity
and habitat capacity on agricultural working
landscape by 2020.
With these new targets, in addition to several
improved objectives, the Strategy also reflects
collaboration and partnerships, recognizing
the contributions of, and work done with,
various levels of government and other organizations.
Public and stakeholder
input played an important role in shaping
the 2013-2016 Strategy, based on a 120-day
public consultation period that allowed
Canadians to comment on the Government’s
sustainable development priorities and approach.
As a part of the 2013-2016
Strategy, the Government of Canada has a
role in making operations more environmentally
sustainable. Public Works and Government
Services will work closely with other federal
departments to introduce more sustainable
building, procurement and office operations.
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Government of Canada
Invests in Aboriginal Projects for Species
at Risk in Bear River, Nova Scotia
BEAR RIVER, N.S. – November
4 2013 – Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament
for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable
Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Environment Minister,
Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic
Development Agency and Minister for the
Arctic Council, today announced $116,000
in funding over two years from the Aboriginal
Fund for Species at Risk Program for a new
environmental project in Bear River, Nova
Scotia.
This project will initiate
community discussions on local species at
risk and engage residents in activities
for habitat conservation and species protection
on reserve lands.
“The Aboriginal Fund
for Species at Risk (AFSAR) supports projects
that enable Aboriginal organizations and
communities to participate actively in the
conservation and recovery of species at
risk, including on Aboriginal lands. Our
Government is pleased to support these projects,
for the benefit of species and Canadian
society,” said MP Kerr.
The key objective of
the fund is to encourage meaningful involvement
of Aboriginal people and communities in
the implementation of the Species at Risk
Act.
The AFSAR is co-managed
by Environment Canada (EC), Department of
Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Parks Canada
Agency with support from Aboriginal Affairs
and Northern Development Canada. EC and
DFO share project administration responsibilities.
More information on
how the Government of Canada supports the
identification, the protection and the recovery
of species at risk and their habitat on
Aboriginal lands is available on the Species
at Risk Public Registry website.
