Wetland policy

Title: Wetland policy
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Wetland policy

Introduction The issue of wetland conservation and policy has long been an issue of controversy among interest groups and industry. When observing the number of endangered or threatened species that inhabit wetlands it is apparent that there is a pressing need to conserve them, especially when the leading cause of species loss is habitat destruction (Nowlan and Jeffries, 1996). There is currently in place a system of policies and laws which culminate to create a relatively …showed first 75 words of 3952 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 3952 total…Water Act, (1994) BC Wildlife Act, (1979) Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation, (1991) Federal Fisheries Act, (Updated, 1999) Nowlan, L. and B. Jeffries, 1996. Protecting British Columbia’s Wetlands: A Citizens Guide. West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation and British Columbia Wetlands Network, Vancouver. 144 pp. Schiller, E. and S. Flanagan. 1997. Protecting Wetlands is good business for local governments. Public Management 79: 19-26 Zoltai, S.C. 1988. Wetland Environments and Classification. pp. 1-53 In: C.D.A. Rubec (ed.) Wetlands of Canada. Polyscience, Montreal. 452 pp.

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