Protecting Canada's Coastal and Marine Environment
- ISBN-10
- 0662368940
- ISBN-13
- 9780662368946
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- French
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Authors
- Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Environment Canada
Description
Canada's National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (NPA) is a partnership between federal, provincial and territorial governments aimed at addressing the interface between fresh and salt waters, river basins and coastal environments to prevent marine pollution from land-based activities and to protect habitat in coastal zones of Canada. NPA focusses on addressing problems within 14 categories under 2 broad themes: contaminants; and physical alteration and destruction of habitat. This document describes each of the NPA categories and provides examples of ongoing actions.
