On 20 December 2023, the Minister of Environment announced new and expanded protected areas and released the Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy.

Recognizing the challenge and importance of protecting biodiversity across Nova Scotia, the protected areas program is built around a framework of 80 Natural Landscapes, which …

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Q: What are designated wilderness areas? A: Wilderness areas are significant natural areas designated under Nova Scotia's Wilderness Areas Protection Act (the Act) and administered …

What about funding? Looking for business start-up funding so you can buy equipment, hire employees and develop your markets? Below, you'll find information on some of the many …

Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act – Annual Progress Reporting. The Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act (PDF) was passed in the Nova …

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The Economics and Statistics Division maintains archives of previous publications for accountability purposes, but makes no updates to keep these documents current with the …

The Executive Branch of Government is generally referred to as the government. Technically, the word government means the Lieutenant Governor acting by and with the advice of the …

Child Protection. The number of child protection referrals made to Community Services in 2012-13 was 9935. These resulted in 6601 child protection investigations.