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Number:27/58
Benchmark:
To rehabilitate and protect 6,000 hectares of wetland habitat and 600 km of shoreline habitat by the year 2000.
Applies to whom: All
Applies to what: All wetlands and shoreline habitat
Applies where: Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
Reference:
Government of Canada and Province of Ontario. 1994. Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. Effective April 1, 1994, implementation of this Agreement will contribute to meeting Canada's obligations under the Revised Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement as amended by the 1987 Protocol. Toronto, Ontario. On the Web [http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/coa/agreement-e.html]. Accessed January, 2001.
Evaluation:
Effective: 3
Effective Comments:
More effective in conjunction with Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan: a major habitat initiative under this Agreement. The Action Plan identifies specific Actions and priority areas for protection, rehabilitation and creation.
Authoritative: 5
Authoritative Comments: Federal-provincial agreement
Relevant: 5
Relevant Comments: Loss of habitat, population declines, ecological context
Sound: 4
Sound Comments:
Objectives based on factors other than science, but based on years of scientific study and concern
Straightforward: 5
Straightforward Comments:
Practical: 5
Practical Comments:
Benchmark requires two answers: Is proposed project located in a priority area? Will it contribute or not to this objective?
Total Effective + Authority Score: 9
Total Overall Score: 27
