From: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that the Government of Canada will invest $402,400 over three years to conserve and restore habitat for species at risk in the greater Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve area. Located in West-Central Saskatchewan on the traditional lands of the Métis, Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, the habitat spans 112,000 hectares and supports many species, including twenty-two listed species at risk, such as the piping plover and the bobolink.
Wetlands and pastures located in the greater Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve area. Photo credit: Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 25, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadians are fortunate to have an abundance of nature and biodiversity right in their backyards gifts that come with a tremendous amount of responsibility to protect them. The Government of Canada is working with partners across the country to protect nature and support biodiversity for future generations.
Wetlands and pastures located in the greater Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve area. Photo credit: Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve (CNW Group/Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced that the Government of Canada will invest $402,400 over three years to conserve and restore habitat for species at risk in the greater Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve area. Located in West-Central Saskatchewan on the traditional lands of the Métis, Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, the habitat spans 112,000 hect
Over the decades, Saskatchewan has seen many landscape changes, and unfortunately, many of these have resulted in lost wetland benefits. Saskatchewan does not have a wetland inventory and is the only Prairie province without a wetland policy. There have been positive developments of late, and signs that Saskatchewan is moving in a direction that identifies the importance of these vital resources to the people of our province are favourable. The formation of the Global Water Futures Program (GWF) is one promising example. GWF https://gwf.usask.ca/ is a University of Saskatchewan-led research program that will deliver risk management solutions to manage water futures in Canada and other cold regions where landscapes, ecosystems and the water environments are changing as a result of global warming.