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Agricultural service boards

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Describes the role and activities of agricultural service boards, which are responsible for implementing and enforcing legislative requirements under the Agricultural Service Board Act, the Weed... More ≫

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Describes the role and activities of agricultural service boards, which are responsible for implementing and enforcing legislative requirements under the Agricultural Service Board Act, the Weed Control Act, the Agricultural Pests Act, and the Soil Conservation Act, and assist with the control of animal disease under the Animal Health Act.

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Compliance Assurance annual report

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This annual publication reports on the work of Alberta Environment and Parks' Compliance Assurance program. The program operates as part of the department's overall regulatory framework to... More ≫

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This annual publication reports on the work of Alberta Environment and Parks' Compliance Assurance program. The program operates as part of the department's overall regulatory framework to protect and enhance the province's ecosystems and to ensure environmental, social and economic outcomes for the future are met. It conducts activities aimed at influencing the behaviour of regulated parties. Its principal functions are to promote voluntary compliance, detect and reverse non-compliance and, as appropriate, punish offenders and deter future non-compliance.

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Environmental Assessment Program : year-end statistics

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Statistical summary of the Environmental Assessment Program.

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Social network analysis pilot project (SNAPP) phase 2 : interviews report

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In 2011, the Government of Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development conducted the Social Network Analysis Pilot Project Phase 1 as part of a cumulative effects in... More ≫

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In 2011, the Government of Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development conducted the Social Network Analysis Pilot Project Phase 1 as part of a cumulative effects in action prototype, where the objective is to develop and implement a Phosphorus Management Plan for the Bow River to address phosphorus loading issues between the Bearspaw and Bassano Dams. To build on this work, ESRD contracted Objective Research and Evaluation Inc. to gather supplementary information for the SNAPP for the Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan. Supplementary information was gathered by conducting 21 semi-structured interviews with consenting internal and external project stakeholders and coding interview responses using thematic analysis.

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Moths of the Buffalo Lake Moraine Conservation Area

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Provincial Parks and other areas where natural vegetation is protected are of great value as the flora and fauna present in them is typical of what was in Alberta before widespread agricultural... More ≫

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Provincial Parks and other areas where natural vegetation is protected are of great value as the flora and fauna present in them is typical of what was in Alberta before widespread agricultural activities replaced them with flora and fauna that was reduced in numbers and made up of species that were associated with cultivated grains and hay crops. As a result, many of Alberta’s “rare and endangered” species are now found only, or mainly, in such protected areas.

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Genuine wealth assessment of Alberta's stewardship programs : final report

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This analysis is an accounting of the full range of economic, social and environmental benefits, costs and impacts of Alberta’s waste stewardship programs for beverage containers, electronics,... More ≫

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This analysis is an accounting of the full range of economic, social and environmental benefits, costs and impacts of Alberta’s waste stewardship programs for beverage containers, electronics, tires and used oil materials. This analysis is intended to be used to assess the true societal value of these stewardship programs to Albertans, and to serve as an accounting framework for assessing the sustainability of waste stewardship programs.

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Compliance assessment & enforcement initiatives, annual report

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The GoA is committed to a vision of a vibrant and prosperous province where Albertans enjoy a superior quality of life and are confidence about the future for themselves and their children. Safe... More ≫

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The GoA is committed to a vision of a vibrant and prosperous province where Albertans enjoy a superior quality of life and are confidence about the future for themselves and their children. Safe and adequate supplies of water, clean air and land, together with healthy, dynamic communities are the foundations of a high quality of life. All Albertans share responsibility for stewardship of the environment and the responsible use of our natural resources. As part of its mandate, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development is responsible for working with Albertans to ensure that environmental quality is maintained and that natural resources are used responsibly.

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The butterflies and moths (lepidoptera) of the Canadian Shield natural region of Alberta : preliminary survey of the Richardson Dunes, Maybelle River, and Marguerite Crag & Tail Wildland Parks

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The Canadian Shield ecoregion is one of six natural regions found in Alberta. It is restricted to the extreme northeastern part of the province (Strong & Leggat 1992). This region is further... More ≫

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The Canadian Shield ecoregion is one of six natural regions found in Alberta. It is restricted to the extreme northeastern part of the province (Strong & Leggat 1992). This region is further divided into the Kazan Upland and Athabasca Plain that are located north and south of Lake Athabasca, respectively. Although the Lepidoptera are one of the dominant insect groups of the Boreal Plain (Danks 1979), very few accounts of local butterfly inventories are available (Bird et al. 1995), and no published inventories of moths exist for any given site in Alberta. The recently established parks within the Athabasca Plain subregion, consisting of the Richardson River Dunes Wildland Park, Marguerite Crag & Tail Wildland Park, Maybelle River Wildland Park and Athabasca Dunes Ecological Reserve, encompass a unique sand dune complex. Typical boreal habitats are also represented. The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the Lepidoptera species found to date within the new...

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Enforcement activities, annual report

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The GoA is committed to a vision of a vibrant and prosperous province where Albertans enjoy a superior quality of life and are confidence about the future for themselves and their children. Safe... More ≫

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The GoA is committed to a vision of a vibrant and prosperous province where Albertans enjoy a superior quality of life and are confidence about the future for themselves and their children. Safe and adequate supplies of water, clean air and land, together with healthy, dynamic communities are the foundations of a high quality of life. All Albertans share responsibility for stewardship of the environment and the responsible use of our natural resources. As part of its mandate, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development is responsible for working with Albertans to ensure that environmental quality is maintained and that natural resources are used responsibly.

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