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Protecting Ecosystems
Work is proceeding on many fronts to protect Canada’s ecosystems. Protected areas continue to be established to help conserve ecosystems. Species and habitat recovery programs also help restore ecosystems. The federal government now provides tax incentives to individuals for donations of lands for conservation purposes. Industries such as forestry and agriculture are incorporating ecosystem management practices into their operations.
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The Future of Canada’s Ecosystems
The future of Canada’s ecosystems will be achieved through developing and implementing ecosystem management actions backed by improved education and ecosystem science. Canada will need to reduce the source and impact of the many threats to ecosystems such as controlling waste and pollution, and by carefully planning human uses of Canada’s lands and waters.
Establishing protected areas will continue to be a conservation goal, but there is a growing awareness that most protected areas, by themselves, cannot preserve the integrity of the greater ecosystem. The trend to ecosystem-based management, whereby environmental, economic and social values are measured and considered, will continue to grow as a management model for landscapes and seascapes.
