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Hi all, many of you are no doubt aware of the recent public meetings by DNR outlining the Integrated Resource Management plans for Public Lands across Nova Scotia, no doubt also that some of you went to a few of these meetings. There is great and growing concern among many sectors of the public including naturalists that the IRM plan is hugely catering to industry, for instance under this plan there has been less than one percent of new Crown Land protected, excluding existing protected areas. In 1992 the provincial government promised to protect a representative sample of each of Nova Scotia's natural regions, to date the WWF says that only 16 areas out of 80 have a satisfactory level of protection. Another problem with IRM is that the senior level land use committee is made up entirely of DNR personnel with no involvement from any other department of public group. Now is the time that you can join the concerned people of Nova Scotia by signing onto the Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition. We need groups, individuals, businesses, clubs association and most of all the general public to create a ground swell of support for protecting our environment. If you are a member of an organisation please consider raising this issue at the next meeting for support. The one thing we need is for you to copy and paste the following letter and send it back to the coalition at kdegooyer@hotmail.com please add your name and address and if you wish put a note at the bottom with your email address if you wish to be kept up to date with the growing campaign. Your personal information will not be recorded. All the letters will be printed out and given to Premier John Hamm as a show of support for protecting Nova Scotia's remaining wildlands. It is important to continue to gather support so passing this message on to anyone and everyone asking them to do the same will make a great difference, with your support we can make a change and protect habitat for all the species we love and the environment for clean air and water for the future. Thanks Mark Brennan Pictou County Naturalists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVA SCOTIA'S PUBLIC LANDS ARE WORTH SAVING TO: Hon. John Hamm, Premier, PO Box 726, Halifax, NS, B3J 2T3. Fax: 424-7648 Dear Dr. Hamm: The Department of Natural Resources has regrettably proposed a land use plan for Crown lands that fails to recognize the value that many Nova Scotians place on saving our limited public land base from resource extraction. I support the position (below) of the Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition, and urge your government to do likewise. I am counting on you to rescue Nova Scotia's wilderness heritage. Please also add this letter to the official record of comments for the Integrated Resource Management (IRM) planning process. I look forward to your response. WHEREAS Nova Scotia prides itself on being home to spectacular wilderness including vast forests, rivers, lakes, coastal islands, and beaches; WHEREAS the loss of wilderness in Nova Scotia, including on public lands, has reached an alarming and unprecedented rate of over 500km2/year; WHEREAS our public wildlands provide wildlife habitat, keep air and water clean, sustain native forests, maintain the beauty, solitude, and adventure of the back country, offer residents and visitors access to outdoor recreation, provide new economic opportunities for Nova Scotia communities, and contribute to the quality of life in Nova Scotia; WHEREAS the Province's proposed "Integrated Resource Management" land use plans would allow industrial development to displace nearly all unprotected public wildlands; and WHEREAS it is reasonable to expect our provincial government to do all it can to defend the public wildlands it manages on behalf of all Nova Scotians; BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE Government of Nova Scotia: OVERHAUL the proposed Integrated Resource Management plans to recognize conservation as the primary role of public lands; HONOUR its protected area commitments; PROTECT all remaining public wildlands, significant natural areas, and public lands proposed for protection; and BUY TIME for publicly-owned wilderness by placing remaining public wildlands, potential significant natural areas, and public lands proposed for protection under an interim development moratorium to allow an opportunity for proper study of protection options before lands are lost to development. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS NAME: ADDRESS: to receive e-mail Action Alerts regarding public lands (maximum, one per month). My e-mail address is: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- DOES SUST-MAR KNOW? Not unless you tell us ... To submit a message about the environment/sustainability in the Maritimes, just send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Messages are prioritised and queued, so please be patient if your message doesn't appear right away.
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