ENV250Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Beringia, John Cabot, Rio Declaration On Environment And Development
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Established settlements in ice/greenland: columbus (1492) bahamas and cuba, john cabot (1497) voyage, first european discovery of mainland of north. America: brought agricultural goods, hunting, beaver, buffalo, sea otter = most hunted, hudson"s bay fur trading corporation, farming and forestry, indigenous people didn"t own the land or try to improve it. To survive they adapted various ecosystems: european settlers altered the land to fit how they live, first wave of environmentalism conservation of forests and parks. Protection and for tourism government wanted people to settle here, if not spend their money at least: dominion forest reserves and parks act, 1911 establish parks to protect land and tourism, bison first animal to be protected. Buffalo national park, alberta (no longer exists: 44 national parks/reserves 3% of land = unesco world heritage sites (6 of anada, 44 national parks/reserves 3% of land = unesco world heritage sites (6 of them)
