Canada S Green Plan

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This summary of Canada's Green Plan describes the targets and schedules which the government hopes will reduce chemical wastes, and encourage environmental initiatives in air, water, and land. It briefly examines the various renewable resource industries (forests, agriculture, and fisheries) and the ways in which a viable environmental policy will ensure their survival. The Plan also looks at environmental issues which are more international in scope, namely, global warming, acid rain, ozone depletion, environmental emergencies.

First annual report on the Green Plan, providing a review of progress on implementing the plan and giving highlights of the year's activities. Details are presented on actions taken in protecting air, water, and land; sustaining renewable resources; protecting the Arctic; participation in global measures; use of environmentally-responsible decision-making; and emergency preparedness.