Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy - WWF Conservation Projects (sitios de interés)

Kelly Lake (Whitefish Lake), Northwest Territories, Canada. © WWF Canada / Freya Nales

The project's goal is to establish a new approach to industrial development approvals, with the 'conservation first' principle firmly reflected on the ground and in regulatory approvals for a basin-opening Mackenzie gas pipeline, by establishing a network of protected areas before natural gas reserves are developed. The gas pipeline will affect 16 of the Mackenzie Valley’s distinct natural regions - only 5 are currently represented in protected areas.

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