Alberta’s New Land-Use Framework at Critical Phase
Alberta’s new Land-Use Framework could become one of the government’s
most important policy and legislative initiatives in several decades.
It acknowledges that “we have reached a tipping point, where sticking
with the old rules will not produce the quality of life we have come to
expect.” But its success is not guaranteed. The outcome will hinge on
key implementation decisions.
In Making It Real: Implementing Alberta’s Land-Use Framework, the Pembina Institute and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society recommend specific actions for the Government of Alberta to take six key areas to translate the Land-Use Framework’s policy direction into meaningful change on the ground.
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Correcting the Course of Cumulative Environmental Management in the Athabasca Oil Sands
During eight years of effort, the multi-stakeholder organization created to recommend systems for protecting the environment in the Athabasca Boreal Region has failed consistently. The current approach by the Governments of Alberta and Canada to environmental management has failed to protect Alberta's environment from rapidly expanding oil sands development.
Recognizing the urgent need for environmental management and the benefits of engaging stakeholders, the Pembina Institute has put forward recommendations for a new approach to environmental management in the Athabasca oil sands. Taking the Wheel lays out a new pathway for developing environmental management systems through a new, reconstituted multi-stakeholder process.
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