Make Room for Nature

In response to the UN Convention on Biodiversity call for expanded global protected areas, Canada has committed to a two-stage expansion of our protected areas system. The federal budget will invest $3.2 billion, over five years, to establish new terrestrial and marine protected areas across Canada, including in Nova Scotia. There has never been a bigger investment for nature protection, so it is a milestone worth celebrating! Nova Scotia has been working towards increased protected areas for many years, which you can learn about in our latest State of Nature Report.

Designate All Remaining Parcels in the Parks and Protected Areas Plan

In 2021, the province renewed its commitment to nature with a promise to protect a total of 20% of Nova Scotia's public lands by 2030. Help us Make Room for Nature by asking government to designate all pending protected areas in the current Parks and Protected Areas Plan.

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Honourable Mr. Halman,

Following the federal government's example and call from the IUCN to increase the amount of land and oceans under formal protection, in 2021, the province renewed its commitment to nature with a promise to protect a total of 20% of Nova Scotia's public lands by 2030. This a 7% increase from the previous 13% goal, which I was happy to see the province achieve in 2021. I am concerned that I haven't heard about any planning processes for identifying the next round of protected area parcels. I am also concerned with how many parcels identified in the current Parks and Protected Areas Plan are left undesignated.

The Parks and Protected Areas Plan built on previous planning documents and identified additional areas that would require more planning, restoration, or other work before protection but that could be designated by 2020, bringing total land protection in Nova Scotia to 19%. It's time our province designated all remaining pending protected areas in the current Parks and Protected Areas Plan and started work on a plan that will take us into the next decade.

Please designate these remaining provincial parks, nature reserves, and wilderness areas across Nova Scotia and provide citizens with an update on your process for the next round of protected areas planning, including how we might participate.

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