May 22, 2015 – Mississauga, Ontario – Environment Canada
Today, the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, and Stella Ambler, Member of Parliament for Mississauga South, announced more than $12 million over three years to fund projects starting in 2015‑16 under the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.
The Habitat Stewardship Program provides incentives for a range of stakeholders to take voluntary stewardship actions to protect species at risk, conserve their habitats and prevent further species from becoming a conservation concern.
This year, the Government of Canada is taking a number of actions under the Habitat Stewardship Program which include:
- Investing over $8 million over the next three years to support more than 80 new local conservation projects through the Habitat Stewardship Program’s Species at Risk Funding Stream, which encourages voluntary stewardship actions to restore and conserve species at risk and their habitats; and,
- Investing almost $4 million over the next three years to support approximately 60 new local conservation projects through the Habitat Stewardship Program’s Prevention Stream, which prevent other priority species from becoming a conservation concern.
Programs like the Habitat Stewardship Program are an important part of the Government of Canada’s National Conservation Plan to conserve and restore our lands and waters, and connect Canadians to nature. The stewardship of habitats for all species is important to maintain healthy ecosystems and wildlife populations
More information on the Species at Risk Act and the Habitat Stewardship Program is available online.
Learn more about the National Conservation Plan.
Shane Buckingham
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
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