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identify and implement stewardship actions. Their activities have been funded by the
private sector, by government, and by partnerships between the two.
Other partners in protecting species at risk and their habitats include:
• Private landowners and land users (individuals or companies);
• Fishing interests (individuals or companies);
• Not-for-profit organizations such as charitable and volunteer organizations,
• Professional associations, and non-governmental organizations;
• Aboriginal organizations and associations and wildlife management boards;
• Educational institutions (Universities & Colleges);
• Local organizations such as community associations and groups, seniors' and
youth groups, and service clubs;
• Private individuals and companies that lease crown lands or have lease
agreements or permits for resource use and exploitation;
• Provincial, municipal and local governments and public agencies.
Stewardship programs recognize that landowners and land users prefer to make decisions
about their own land management activities. Often all they need is access to information
that will help them make decisions about what they can do to conserve species, access to
financial assistance where the cost of action is prohibitive, and some recognition for their
contributions. The evidence is clear-where these tools are available, the results for
species and their habitats can be very positive. The federal government has recognized
this reality by making stewardship a cornerstone of its three-part strategy to protect
species at risk.
The Habitat Stewardship Program
The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk is a partnership-based, conservation
initiative sponsored by the Government of Canada. The Program is managed
cooperatively by Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and
Parks Canada, and administered by Environment Canada.
A portion of the $90 million that Budget 2000 is investing in a national strategy to protect
species at risk over the next three years will be used for this program. The program will
enhance existing, and encourage new, conservation activities that foster land use and
resource use practices that maintain habitat critical to the survival and recovery of
threatened or endangered species as identified in recovery planning. To be proactive and
prevent wildlife species from becoming at risk, the program will also contribute to the
implementation of management plans for species of conservation concern. There will be
an increased focus
on recovery of species at risk, especially over the next few years while conservation
strategies identified in recovery plans and action plans are being put in place.
The Missouri Coteau Initiative
The Missouri Coteau is considered as one of North America’s and Prairie Canada’s most
significant tract of prairie grasslands, lakes, and pothole complexes. This extensive
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