Second report of progress under the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, 1995--1997. Annual publication (in English; French)
This report summarizes the progress made by federal and Ontario government agencies and their partners since the Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem was signed in July 1994. The COA provides the framework for systematic and strategic coordination of shared federal and provincial responsibilities for environmental management in the Great Lakes basin, and of Canadian efforts to fulfill Canada`s obligations under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). The report documents progress made in domestic programs, but also in joint Canada-United States activities related to the GLWQA. It discusses restoration of degraded areas (remedial action plans, capital works, species and habitat rehabilitation, contaminated sites or sediments, groundwater, human health), prevention and control of pollution (priority toxic substances, hazardous waste and spills, pesticides, binational initiatives, atmospheric deposition), and conservation and protection of human and ecosystem health (lakewide planning, habitat conservation and protected areas, fish and wildlife conservation, human health, climate change, and land and water use management).
- Research Organization:
- Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 658787
- Report Number(s):
- MIC--98-05478/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English; French
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