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Entries for February 2024

Public Policy Developments WCS Canada is watching in 2024

(February 05, 2024) In this rundown of upcoming initiatives, we look ahead at some of the big public policy decisions expected in 2024 and explain what outcomes we will be pressing for from each. From the federal government’s efforts to draft a new National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan that can be a cornerstone for efforts to reverse the current decline of biodiversity across Canada to provincial efforts like the commitment by the British Columbia government, in collaboration with First Na...

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Tracking policy developments is just as important as tracking wildlife

(February 05, 2024) See also: Public Policy Developments WCS Canada is watching in 2024 Releasing a wolverine from a live trap can really get your heart pounding. Providing comments on a government policy, a lot less so. But helping make government policies better for nature is a big and important part of the work we do here at WCS Canada. That’s because these official laws, policies and regulations (and their implementation) matter – a lot. The right policy can make a major...

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