Nova Scotia's Species at Risk: Municipal & Community Stewardship

The Project


Background
In August 2003, the Wildlife Division of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources initiated a project to work with municipalities on species at risk conservation and recovery.  Up until now little has been done to explore the important role that municipalities may pay in supporting conservation and recovery of species and their habitat.  This project will raise awareness of species at risk, help build stewardship capacity within municipalities and communities, and explore municipal “tools” that might assist in the conservation and recovery of species at risk. 

Goals

Overall Goal:
To contribute to the conservation and recovery of species at risk in Nova Scotia in order to prevent species from being extirpated due to human activities.

Year One Project Goal:
To share information and explore the role municipalities may play in the conservation and recovery of species at risk and their habitats.

Project Timeline
This is the first year of  a multiple year project.  This year (2003-2004) we have been contacting all regional and rural municipalities in NS and meeting with them to present information on species at risk, and to discuss the role municipalities may play in conservation and recovery. 

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