RW8.3

By maverick21

  • 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty.

    Intentional joint commission was created to settle or prevent disputes and help the Canadian and American governments to share water supplies.

  • 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

    Canada United States originally tried to decrease in eutrophication of the great lakes. From then to now (1972) the government also band toxic substances from the great lakes.

  • 1980 World Conservation Strategy.

    Trying to get stimulating countries to develop and implement national conservation stratigies.

  • 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

    Conservation of aquatic species and their habitat

  • 1986 North American Waterfowl Management.

    water fowl is in a serious decline of numbers so USA and Canada made there main territory proteced

  • 1991 Announcements for the Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF.

    Conservation of arctic flora and fauna (CAFF) addresses the need of arctic species.

  • 1994 Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA).

    Prevents birds from being commercialized and the over hunted. Federal Governments can protect areas of importance to birds.

  • 1996 National Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk.

    Give's power to implement programs to Protect endangered species and there habitats.

  • 1997 Canada Oceans Act.

    Exclusive Economic Zone protects the ocean habitat's and resources or 200 nautical miles off of any Canadian coast.

  • 2000 Minister's response to the Report of the Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada's Parks .

    Amendments to Canada's National parks act restating the importance of having an ecological integrity in the parks management