Environment committee  If I can use an idiom, that's the $64,000 question. Currently, in the guidance that's provided for the Aichi targets, and target 11 in particular, there is guidance for formal protected areas that are backed by legislation, and of course we've spoken about the other area-based c

Environment committee  Exactly, and of course everyone agreeing to play. It would mean multiple jurisdictions, given the way that land is divided in Canada, of course.

Environment committee  It's a very difficult question to answer. It varies case by case and there's no one answer that could be given.

Environment committee  It's difficult in a country as large as Canada to give a simple answer to that. It's very case by case, I think, and certainly with the Northwest Territories protected areas strategy, we've seen a really great balance, I think, in terms of national parks, national wildlife areas,

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Gerretsen. That's an excellent question and one—

Environment committee  With respect to the steps through which these national wildlife areas and migratory bird sanctuaries are designated, or proposed and designated, versus national parks, one of the important yet significant hurdles with respect to national parks, of course, is mineral and energy re

Environment committee  The disadvantage of national wildlife areas is that there can be less strict protections in some cases. One disadvantage I alluded to earlier was the mineral and energy resource assessment. There's no automatic subsurface protection.

Environment committee  Just very quickly, one of the opportunities for federal leadership on that particular matter, on target 11 and ensuring that we reach the target in time, would be leading on other effective area-based conservation measures. We have made in Canada a study, which is valuable to the

Environment committee  Within the protected areas community we are often reminded that the 17% and 10% targets, although laudable, were determined as part of an international negotiation and aren't necessarily science-based targets for Canada. We've heard of initiatives like “Nature Needs Half” and tha

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Stetski. These are very important lands. We know that grasslands globally and nationally are one of the most endangered biomes. The PFRA community pasture lands, or the former PFRA lands, are home to some 31 federally listed species at risk, as well as their habit

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Shields. The coordination we're looking for there is an opportunity for the federal government to provide leadership on identifying a strategy for a national framework for terrestrial protected areas. We have a national marine protected areas framework e