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Delivering on commitments made in A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy, and Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, the Government has developed Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA). This system was built based on the recommendations for the design of offset systems in the Pan-Canadian Offset Framework (PDF), agreed to by the Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment and published in October 2019.
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The objective of the Migratory Birds Regulations (MBR) is the conservation of migratory birds, including their eggs and nests, in Canada. Enacted in 1918, the MBR were first developed to address the overharvesting of migratory birds. Since then, the world has evolved considerably and the modernization of the MBR was necessary to better respond to the current challenges facing migratory birds.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s nature, biodiversity, and species at risk. As Canadians celebrate Environment Week, we look to the skies and our bird populations as excellent indicators of the health of our air, water, and land.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Media representatives are advised that senior officials from the Government of Canada will hold a bilingual technical briefing on Canada’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System. The briefing will be on background only and is not for attribution.
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To kick off Canadian Environment Week, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the newly formed Nature Advisory Committee
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ECCC is implementing a new nature engagement model that includes the Nature Advisory Committee (NAC), an advisory body made up of diverse partners and stakeholders with a range of expertise.
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At Stockholm+50, Minister Guilbeault co-chaired a Leadership Dialogue with Gustavo Manrique, Ecuador’s Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition, which focused on the urgent need for action to achieve a healthy planet and prosperity for all for the future.
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To mark the beginning of National Indigenous History Month, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced that the Government of Canada has designated Edéhzhíe as a National Wildlife Area, in addition to its status as a Dehcho Protected Area.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Today in Stockholm, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Bhupender Yadav, India’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase bilateral cooperation on climate action, environmental protection and conservation.
