Using Ecological Standards, Guidelines and Objectives for Determining Significance: An Examination of Existing Information to Support Significance Decisions Involving Wetlands

Appendix 3 - Source Name: Eastern Habitat Joint Venture

Appendix 3: Candidate Ecological Benchmark

Source Type: Ecosystem Initiatives

Source Name: Eastern Habitat Joint Venture

Number: 29/51

Benchmark:
Protect the ecological integrity and biological function of 696,000 hectares of wetlands and their associated habitats; Produce 1 million additional waterfowl annually through improvements to 485,000 hectares of wetland and associated habitat.

Applies to whom: All

Applies to what: Areas of high waterfowl production

Applies where: Ontario East

Reference:
Eastern Habitat Joint Venture. No date. Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV). Website [http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/faune/sauvagine/html/ehjv.html]. Accessed January 2000.

Evaluation:

Effective: 3

Effective Comments:
Projects in areas of high waterfowl production should not make objectives more difficult to achieve

Authoritative: 3

Authoritative Comments:
Implementation mechanism for international agreement (North American Waterfowl Management Plan)

Relevant: 6

Relevant Comments:
Obstruction of migration; geographic extent (migratory birds)

Sound: 5

Sound Comments:
Approach to waterfowl conservation and selection of JV areas based on science principles

Straightforward: 4

Straightforward Comments:
Where are these wetland habitat sites targeted for protection? "Ecological integrity and biological function" can be difficult to measure and protect.

Practical: 3

Practical Comments:

Total Effective + Authority Score: 6

Total Overall Score: 24

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Using Ecological Standards, Guidelines and Objectives for Determining Significance: An Examination of Existing Information to Support Significance Decisions Involving Wetlands - Table of Contents
Page
Cover Page
Title Page
Disclaimer
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. The Regulatory/Policy Framework for Wetland Conservation
3. Ecological Benchmarks for Wetlands
4. Evaluating the Utility and Validity of Ecological Benchmarks
5. Alternative Formats
6. Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: Case Studies
Appendix 2: How the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Relates to Wetlands
Appendix 3: Candidate Ecological Benchmark
Appendix 3: Candidate Ecological Benchmark - Source Type: Laws or Policies (and related guidelines)
Appendix 3 - Source Name: (Proposed) Species at Risk Act
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Ontario Provincial Policy Statement
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Migratory Birds Convention Act
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Quebec Regulation Respecting Wildlife Habitats
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Federal Policy on Wetland Conservation
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Can-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Decision Framework for HADD
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Fisheries Act
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Canada-Ontario Agreement re Great Lakes Basin
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Environmentally Sustainable Defence Activities
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Appendix 3 - Source Name: United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Saskatchewan Wetland Policy
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Federal Water Policy
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Manitoba Water Policies
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Canadian Biodiversity Strategy
Appendix 3 - Source Type: Ecosystem Initiatives
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Framework for Guiding Habitat Rehabilitation
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory: Conservation Manual
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Strategic Plan for Wetlands of Great Lakes Basin
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Biodiversity Investment Areas
Appendix 3 - Source Name: North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Eastern Habitat Joint Venture
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Prairie Habitat Joint Venture
Appendix 3 - Source Name: International Joint Committee Report: "Living with the Red"
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan
Appendix 3 - Source Type: Criteria for Important Areas
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Criteria for Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Sites
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Criteria for Important Bird Areas
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Criteria for Wetlands of International Importance
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Criteria for National Wildlife Areas
Appendix 3 - Source Name: Criteria for Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
References

Using Ecological Standards, Guidelines and Objectives for Determining Significance: An Examination of Existing Information to Support Significance Decisions Involving Wetlands

Appendix 3 - Source Name: Eastern Habitat Joint Venture

Appendix 3: Candidate Ecological Benchmark

Source Type: Ecosystem Initiatives

Source Name: Eastern Habitat Joint Venture

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