The Policy, Planning and Natural Areas Division, Department of Environment and Climate Change, is responsible for administration and management of Newfoundland and Labrador’s wilderness and ecological reserves, provincial protected area network planning, and our Canadian Heritage Rivers Program. Learn more about the special places we protect!
Wilderness and Ecological Reserves
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Raucous seabird colonies, globally significant fossils, rare plants, herds of caribou, diverse ecosystems – all of these and more are protected in wilderness and ecological reserves.
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A Home For Nature: Protected Area Network Planning
Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council (WERAC)
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In Newfoundland and Labrador, ecological reserves are established through a local public involvement process led by WERAC. WERAC is a volunteer advisory council that is appointed by government to advise on wilderness and ecological reserves.
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Canadian Heritage Rivers
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Want wilderness canoeing like you’ve never experienced it before? That’s what you’ll find on the Main and the Bay du Nord Rivers – Newfoundland and Labrador’s Canadian Heritage Rivers.
Find out more about our river experiences. |
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