POL250Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ecojustice Canada, Catherine Mckenna, Marine Protected Area
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* how the law works and how it is implemented. 1973 convention on the international trade in endangered species (1977 cites) (trade about species, not habitat) 7/13 jurisdictions have a stand-alone sar law. Migratory birds (signed international treaty, bird convention treaty act) Federal lands (maybe 5% of total land) This results in the 2002 species at risk act. Sara applies to some aquatic species and on federal lands. This results in 13 disjoint policies (table 3. 1) One was in alberta, greater stage grouse in saskatchewan also impacted by oil. Denied by 96% as alberta and saskatchewan don"t ha(cid:448)e sara. Another one (cid:449)as for the western course frog in the province of quebec. *committee on the status of endangered species in canada (cosewic) Committee of independent scientists that work at universities, zoos and list all data about a species and decide whether or not if they are endangered, deficient, extinct, and etc. Minister has 9 months to make a decision.
