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What is a wilderness reserve?
Large protected areas that have little or no human activity. Protect significant natural features and landscapes.
What is the size of a wilderness reserve
greater than 1 000 km2
What is the purpose of a wilderness reserve?
- protect areas with unique characteristics
- preserve areas necessary for the survival of a species (big ex
caribou) - ensure the existence of areas where people can fish, hunt, travel,
or other low impact activities - study areas
what is an ecological reserve?
smaller areas; server to protect features characteristic
natural features like species, geography, geology, climate
what is the size of a ecological reserve?
less than 1000 km2
What are the 2 main purposes that ecological reserves are created for?
- protect representative examples of ecosystem or ecoregions
- protect unique, rare, or endangered plants, animals, or other elements of our natural heritage.
What categories to NL’s major ecological reserves fall into?
- botanical -rare plants
- fossils - significant fossils and rock stratotypes
- seabird - teeming seabird colonies
Big take away from wilderness and ecological reserves act (WER Act)
cant allow development in these areas
how many wilderness reserves and ecological reserves dose NL have
18 ecological reserves
2 wilderness reserves
What act takes precedence over the wilderness and ecological reserves act
the Labrador Inuit claims agreement act
What AST / UGST size does not apply to the storage and handling of gasoline and associated products regulations?
equal to or less than 2 500L
Actives in WER Act?
can do low impact activities in a winderness reserve. cannot do much in a ecological reserve
how much should a barrier around a AST hold?
110%
What act does the storage and handling of gasoline and associated products regulations fall under?
EPA (environmental protection act)
what act does the storage of PCB wastes regulations fall under?
EPA (environmental protection act)
the storage of PCB wastes regulations apply to what quantity of PCB storage?
exceeding 1 kilogram
liquids volume greater than 100 L
solids greater than 100 kilograms
what plans are in place with regards ti storage of PCB wastes
fire control
emergency procedure plan
local fire department approved
What does CCME stand for?
Canadian council of ministers of the environment
who issues the guidelines for PCB wastes?
CCME
how often is PCB waste storage sites assessed?
monthly
NL provincial park regulations require what permits?
- operating an aircraft
- carrying out scientific research
- operate off- road vehicle
- boat with motor under 10 hp
What act is contaminated site regulations under?
EPA (environmental protection act)
What are the main takeaways from the water resources regulations
- all fish in our waters is fed owned
- you cant do whatever you want with water
3need a permit to work with water (ec pulp and paper)
what volume containers can water me removed from NL in?
30 L
“the minister may control and determine use or modification of wetlands” falls under what act/regulation
water resources regulations