FOR200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Microsoft Onenote, Cites, Permafrost
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Week2:17/09/2018
Monday,September24,2018 12:34PM
RequiredReadings:
PublishedresearcharticleonBiodiversityCrisisinBritishColumbia
BCGovernmentwebsiteupdateofLegislationforspeciesatrisk
NewspaperArticle:BiologicallydiverseB.C
Will2018betheyearBCenactsspecies‑at‑risklegislation
ResearchArticle:Lastfrontiersofwilderness
Video:TheCheewhatGiant
Video:Greenpeace
Video:PewEnvironmentGroup
FOR200Week2
RequiredReadings:
Reading#2:BCGovernmentwebsiteupdateofLegislationforspeciesat
risk
•2017:govmandatedendangeredspecies.Untilthen,theselaws
govern:
Provincial:
Whatisit?
WildlifeAct •Protectsvertebrateanimals(exceptregulation
allowedactslikehunting/trapping)
•Vertebratescanbelegallylabelled
endangered/threatened,meaning:
•Killing/harming=$500,000fine+3yearsjail
•Habitats=protectedasCriticalWildlife
HabitatsinWildlifeManagementAreas
•Authorizesdirectmanagement(translocation,
predatorcontrol)
•Authorizeshumanactivitiestoachieverecovery
objectives
Forestand
Range
PracticesAct
(FRPA)
•GovActionsRegulationsofFRPA:
•Wildlifecanbeidentifiedasatriskif
endangered,threatenedorvulnerable
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•atriskhabitatsmanagedthroughWildlifeHabitat
Areas(WHAs)+GeneralWildlifeMeasures
(GWMs)
•Over2,104WHAsestablished(3,708,577ha)
OilandGas
ActivitiesAct
(OGAA)
•ProtectsspeciesandWHAsatrisklistedunder
FRPA
•OilandGasCommissionconsiderenviroobjectives
+habitatprotectionwhengrantingpermitsin
WHAs
Ecological
ReservesAct
•Establishmentandadministrationofecological
reserves
•EcologicalReserveRegulations=additional
restriction
•Doesnottargetspeciesatriskortheirhabitat
ParkAct •Establishment,classification+managementof
parks,conservancies,recreationareasnatural
resources+wildlife(+habitats)
•Park,ConservancyandRecreationAreaRegulation
=management+protectionofparkresources
(includesspeciesatrisk)
LandAct •Protectsspeciesatrisk+theirhabitatswithmap
reservesandlanduseorders/permits
FederalLegislation
Act Whatisit?
SpeciesatRiskAct •Protectsatriskspeciesfrom
extinction/loss
ConventiononInternational
TradeinEndangeredSpecies
ofWildFaunaandFlora
(CITES)
•Internationaltradeagreement
controllingtrade/movementof
animals+plantsatriskdueto
internationaltrade
•Sharedbyfederal+provincialgovs
•B.C=nativeanimals
•Federalgov=non‑native
species,plants+fish
•CanadianWildlifeService+
DepartmentofFisheriesand
Oceans=responsiblefor
CITESfederally
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Reading#3:NewspaperArticle:BiologicallydiverseB.C.tobenefitfrom
pledgeforendangered‑specieslaw
•B.Cwouldbenefithugelyfromprovincialgovcommitmentto
species‑at‑risklaw
•Resultoflackofthislaw=substandardprotection
•FederalSpeciesatRiskAct(SARA)isnotsufficient
•Doesn’tautomaticallyapplytoprovinciallandstherefore
unprotected
•Federalgovconvincedonly10/444enforcementcases+only1
involvingaB.Cendangeredspecies
•2015reportbyMarkHaddockofEnvironmentalLawCentre
•Professionalreliancemodeladoptedtoreduceregulations
onresourceindustries
•Thismeansenvirostandardsoverseenbyprofessionals
likeforestersinprivatesector,notgovernment
bureaucrats
•Problemwiththis:overlapofdutiescauseconflictof
loyalty
•NDPPremierJohnHorganissuesmandatelettertoGeorgeHerman
(MinisterofEnvironmentandClimateChangeStrategy)
•RevitalizeEnvironmentalAssessmentprocess
•EnsurelegalrightsofFirstNationsarerespected(review
professionalreliancemodel)
•RenewtheClimateLeadershipTeam,implementa
comprehensiveclimate‑actionstrategythatmeetscarbon‑
pollutionreductiontargets,setanewlegislated2030
reductiontarget.
•Workwithministeroffinancetoimplementincreasein
carbontaxby$5/tonne/year,beginningApril1,2018,to
meetfederalgovernment’scarbon‑pricingmandate.Take
measurestoexpandthecarbontaxtofugitiveemissionsand
toslash‑pileburning.
•Employ“everytoolavailable”tocounterexpansionofthe
KinderMorganpipeline,andaprojectedseven‑foldincrease
intankertraffic.
Reading#4:
Reading#1:PublishedresearcharticleonBiodiversityCrisisinBritish
Columbia
Introduction:
•16,000speciesthreatenedw/extinction
•12%ofbirds
•23%ofmammals
•32%ofamphibians
•784species=extinct
•Mostvulnerabletoextinction=PolarBears,Muskox,Woodland
Caribou
•Well‑KnownImmediateReasons:
•Lossandfragmentationofnaturalhabitat