Wilderness Areas Protection Act 1998 (S.N.S.1998, c. 27). País/Territorio Canadá Subdivisión territorial Nova Scotia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1998 (2019) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act to protect wilderness areas in Nova Scotia. Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Zona protegida Conservación del ecosistema Educación Investigación Volumen admisible de captura Política/planificación Ordenación comunitaria Protecíon de las especies Legislación básica Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gov.ns.ca