Presentation to EAC - Climate Change
Presentation given to the Environmental Advisory Council by Todd Dupuis January 16, 2019.
Presentation given to the Environmental Advisory Council by Todd Dupuis January 16, 2019.
Safeguarding public infrastructure from erosion and flooding PEI’s highways, causeways, and provincial parks are vital parts of our communities. We are working to protect this public infrastructure from shoreline erosion and the impacts of climate change. Reinforcing coastlines...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is working with the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation and the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering to assess Georgetown as PEI's first net zero community. The first step is to understand how Georgetown uses...
The province is working to replant hurricane-damaged forests and expand forested land. $1 million in provincial funding for tree planting will be used to expand the J. Frank Gaudet Tree Nursery and work with community partners and landowners on tree planting. “Prince Edward...
PEI Flood Guide: A Resource for Local Land Use Planning
The Government of Prince Edward Island is asking Islanders to provide input on a reliable, affordable, and accountable energy future for the province. The PEI Energy Blueprint Discussion Paper, developed to show the status of energy in PEI, will kick off a public engagement...
Updated analysis reveals further details on how post-tropical storm Fiona affected Island forests. The Post-Fiona Forestry Update shows 9.4% of PEI forest was affected by the storm overall, referring to areas where greater than 70% of trees were blown down. Impacts in certain...
A new forestry commission will help review the Island’s forest policy and legislation. “As we work to implement all the recommendations of the emergency forestry task force in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, our new forestry commission will help us with long term planning to...
The Action Committee for Sustainable Land Management was established to examine the most recent fish kill at Barclay Brook and answer why current measures continue to fail to protect streams and rivers.
Some of the Island’s youngest and most experienced environmental leaders are being recognized for their work eliminating single-use plastics that spend a thousand years in the landfill as well as protecting the oceans and forests. This year’s Prince Edward Island Environmental...