HALIFAX:<\/strong> The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia say a Canada-Nova Scotia Nature Agreement show the two are working together to protect and conserve biodiversity, habitat, and species at risk in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, Halifax West MP Lena Metlege Diab, and Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Nova Scotia, announced the Canada\u2013Nova Scotia Nature Agreement to advance nature conservation and protection across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Representatives of the Mi\u2019kmaq of Nova Scotia also attended the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This unique collaboration will support the implementation of the Nature Agreement and all partners will work toward its target outcomes, including support for Mi\u2019kmaq-led nature priorities and initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Government of Canada will invest up to $28.5 million over three years to implement the Agreement and help protect nature. This will support the Mi\u2019kmaq of Nova Scotia\u2019s leadership in conservation, increase protection of sensitive habitats and recovery actions for species at risk and migratory birds, and protect and conserve new Crown and private land in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the support of this Agreement, Nova Scotia aims to increase the amount of protected and conserved areas within the province by 82,500 hectares by March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, Canada and Nova Scotia will seek to accelerate the conservation of at least 20 percent of the total land and water mass in the province by 2030 to help achieve Canada\u2019s goal of protecting 30 percent of its land and inland water by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will take collective ambition to restore, conserve, and protect the natural safety net granted by biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through this Agreement, Nova Scotia will work to support Canada\u2019s domestic and international biodiversity commitments, including the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNova Scotia\u2019s iconic landscapes and coastlines help define what it means to be Nova Scotian and are an integral part of the Canadian fabric. The Government of Canada is taking action to protect nature\u2014our best ally in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTogether with the Government of Nova Scotia, we\u2019re protecting more sensitive habitats, supporting the recovery of species at risk, and restoring ecosystems across the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMoving forward, the Canada\u2013Nova Scotia Nature Agreement will guide our actions, in partnership with Indigenous peoples, to conserve and protect nature in Nova Scotia.\u201d \u201cMy constituents care deeply about preserving our natural environment and halting the loss of precious biodiversity. The Canada\u2013Nova Scotia Nature Agreement is a culmination of our collective efforts to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTogether with the province of Nova Scotia and Mi’kmaq partners, we are going to do even more to protect land, water, and species at risk. This Agreement will serve as our roadmap.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGetting out in nature is vital for our physical and mental health, and protecting habitat for species at risk and other wildlife has never been more important, as we continue working to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canada\u2013Nova Scotia Nature Agreement solidifies the ongoing commitment to conservation in Nova Scotia, and it will have lasting benefits for the flora, fauna, and people who live here.\u201d \u201cOn behalf of the people of Nova Scotia, I want to thank Environment and Climate Change Canada for this funding and their ongoing partnership\u2014together we are protecting more of our land and water which will benefit Nova Scotians today, and for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis Nature Agreement will help continue Nova Scotia\u2019s national leadership in conservation by protecting nature and strengthening biodiversity and carbon capture and storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe look forward to an ongoing partnership with the Mi\u2019kmaq of Nova Scotia, land trusts, communities, and the federal government to achieve our shared vision and goals.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”25″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”188″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNova Scotia is a small province with a lot of competing interests for using our Crown land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThrough land conservation efforts with our many partners and careful land-use planning, we can make sure plants and animals\u2014especially species at risk\u2014have healthy places to grow and thrive.\u201d \u201cToday is such a momentous occasion to see our government partners affirm the commitment to nature conservation protection in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe, as Mi\u2019kmaq people, have always prided our organizational principles toward Etuaptmumk, and this Agreement brings us much closer to that by working together to protect and conserve biodiversity, habitat, and species at risk in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe collective goal toward protecting and conserving our land and water reaffirms our mutually collective goal of conserving land and water for the next seven generations.\u201d ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”190″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”115″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReconciliation with the land is something that we have always looked at as a crucial step toward expanding biocultural diversity, which is comprised of the diversity of life in all of its manifestations\u2014biological, cultural, and linguistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLanguage sits at the core of our cultural teachings, and it is one of the ways in which we are looking at re-establishing that connection with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Nature Agreement is another tool that we can utilize that would allow us to establish that connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCreating partnerships between the various government bodies enables us to do some long-term planning, guided by Mi\u2019kmaq principles, that will benefit all parties involved, and most importantly, biocultural diversity.\u201d [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”127″] [adrotate banner=”169″] From a federal government release HALIFAX: The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia say a Canada-Nova Scotia Nature Agreement show the two are working together to protect and conserve biodiversity, habitat, and species at risk in Nova Scotia. 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\u2013 Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F8HAxkIWcAApXvG-1024x631.jpg\")
\u2013 Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables for Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Angeline Gillis, Executive Director of The Confederacy of Mainland Mi\u2019kmaq<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Thomas J Johnson, Executive Director, Eskasoni Fish & Wildlife Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n