RCEN e-Bulletin — 1 April 2009

Network News — April 1^st, 2009

Good News for April Fools’

Parliament will be voting today on Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, which would commit Canada to reducing GHG emissions by 25% below 1990 levels, by the year 2020. Whatever the outcome of this vote is, there were two “good news” announcements made this week that will directly benefit the state of forests in Canada.

Yesterday, the B.C. government met a deadline to bring a new approach in resource development to B.C.'s Central and North Coast, which will protect one-third of the province’s unique Great Bear Rainforest. And only a few days ago, the Quebec government reached its stated goal to protect 8% of its territory from exploitation. Congratulations to all the groups who made these achievements happen!

New Documents on the RCEN website

• Delegate Report: CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
• Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus: 1) Adaptive Management in Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management: A Legal and Policy Analysis; 2) Environmental Assessment Process Substitution: Is Meaningful Public Participation Possible?

This Week's Headlines

Calls for Delegates

• Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Steering Committee
• National Orphaned/ Abandoned Mines Advisory Committee

Call for Participation

• NGO Participation in the Chemicals Management Plan

Announcements

• The Wild Rockies Field Institute Summer Semester
• Delegate Selection – Youth Relations with Parks, Canadian Historic Landmarks and Heritage Sites

Action Alert

• Sierra Club BC – Save the Flathead River Valley

Employment

• Vivre en Ville - Policy and Communications Coordinator

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