ENV250Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Committee On The Status Of Endangered Wildlife In Canada, Data Deficient, Urban Sprawl
Document Summary
In canada, provincial law provides the basis for environmental regulation and protection. Canada"s population in 2014 35. 5 million but second largest by landmass and largest by coastline. Canada is huge but sparsely and unevenly populated. Largest intact forest in the world: boreal forest includes a subarctic boreal region called a taiga (begins where the tundra ends) and has mostly spruce and fir trees that can withstand cold climates. Environmental quality varies from region to region and is affected by several factors (population density, climate change, political activity) 2008 federal government passed the federal sustainable development act mapped out sustainable growth across canada"s economy. Tracks 9 environmental indicators and issues annual reports (ghg emissions, weather warning index, various air quality indicators, measurements of freshwater quality in rivers, water quantity in rivers, environmental quality of. Great lakes, protected areas, ecological integrity of national parks and of major fish stocks)
