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Wilderness Areas Protection Act 1998 (S.N.S.1998, c. 27).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to protect wilderness areas in Nova Scotia.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Ecosystem preservation Education Research Total allowable catch Policy/planning Community management Protection of species Basic legislation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The purpose of the present Act is to promote the establishment, management, protection and use of wilderness areas, in perpetuity, for present and future generations, in order to achieve the following primary objectives: a) maintain and restore the integrity of natural processes and biodiversity; b) protect representative examples of natural landscapes and ecosystems; c) protect outstanding, unique, rare and vulnerable natural features and phenomena; d) provide reference points for determining the effects of human activity on the natural environment; e) protect and provide opportunities for scientific research, environmental education and wilderness recreation; and f) promote public consultation and community stewardship in the establishment and management of wilderness areas, article 11 establishes that the areas of land described in Schedule A, except any privately owned land included therein, are hereby designated as wilderness areas. Moreover, the Minister shall promote the voluntary establishment of privately owned lands as new wilderness areas or as parts of designated wilderness areas. Furthermore, the Act deals with, amongst others, matters such as management plans, encouragement of voluntary activities, prohibitions, permitted activities, licence for scientific research, wilderness recreation, access to non-wilderness areas, offences, compensation, etc. The Act consists of 40 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca