Wilderness
Introduction
A key recommendation of An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia (The Lahey Review) was to revise Nova Scotia’s Forest Management Guide. The revised guide will describe appropriate silvicultural methods for the ecological matrix within the triad.
Owl's Head is a coastal headland on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia/Mi’kmaqi.
On December 20, 2019, Premier Stephen McNeil confirmed that the commitment made to Pictou Landing First Nation will be upheld. Northern Pulp will need to stop pumping effluent into Boat Harbour as of January 31, 2020, to allow work to begin on the clean-up of half a century of toxic mess.
Changes were announced to the proposed Biodiversity Act (Bill 4) on March 23, 2021. The changes remove sections that received the most backlash recently, fuelled by a province-wide misinformation and fear-mongering campaign against the Act, spearheaded by Forests Nova Scotia, the forestry industry lobby group.
The Ecology Action Centre's Wilderness Team works to save the terrestrial biodiversity of Nova Scotia by protecting core natural areas and connected landscapes.