Canada, B.C. need action to protect biodiversity

By Brandon Barrett
Canada has two years to meet target of protecting at least 17% of its freshwater and land

The vision of vast, untouched wilderness is such an integral part of Canada’s identity that it can be easy to forget just how little of our nation’s lands and freshwater is protected. At a meeting of nearly 200 countries as part of the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada pledged to safeguard at least 17 per cent of the country’s lands and inland waters by 2020.…

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• Whistler News

August 13, 2018

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