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The Environment Act is Nova Scotia's primary piece of environmental legislation, and it establishes mechanisms for the governance of many environmental matters that are under provincial government control.   

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This Act details the administration of environmental protection agencies in Prince Edward Island, as well as the procedures for performing environmental impact assessments, waste treatment procedures, and the implementation of regulations.

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This Act exists to protect ecologically significant sites on Prince Edward Island, including sand dunes, marshes, rivers, ponds, bogs, forests, offshore islands, cliffs and marine areas.

This is a presentation for the 2010 ECELAW Summary Series by Derek Simon on Protected Areas. It covers jurisdiction over protected areas (provincial, federal, and aboriginal), provincial and federal management, and which protection option is best.

This document summarizes the Wilderness Areas Protection Act. This 1998 Act provides a framework to establish, protect and manage wilderness areas. The objectives of this Act are to protect natural processes, biological diversity and outstanding natural f ...

nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/waterres.htm

This Nova Scotia legislation aims to protect provincial water resources so as to ensure their “long-term self-sufficiency and utilization to the greatest benefit of the population”. It recognizes the need to preserve water supplies for future domestic nee ...