Saskatchewan Eco Network • Issues

Saskatchewan has some very special areas of biological diversity, including the Redberry Biosphere Reserve, Cypress Hills, remaining patches of native prairie, the forest fringe, and large expanses of boreal forest in the north. Yet extensive agriculture, industrial forestry, mining, and oil and gas development threatens the integrity of these areas.

Full Index

• Background

  • A definition of biodiversity
  • Biodiversity and people
    • Assessing the State of World Biodiversity
    • Consequences of Biodiversity Loss
    • Human Population and Biodiversity Hotspots
  • The Canadian context
  • International and Canadian initiatives to protect biodiversity

• Biodiversity In Saskatchewan

  • Saskatchewan's Ecoregions and Major Areas of Biodiversity
  • Threats to Biodiversity in Saskatchewan
  • Species At Risk in Saskatchewan
  • Plan for Protecting Saskatchewan's Biodiversity
  • Saskatchewan's Representative Areas Network
  • Agriculture and Biodiversity
    • Preserving Wild Relatives of Crops
    • Decline of species diversity threatens agriculture
  • Forestry and Biodiversity

• Government

  • International
    • Canadian Obligations under the international Convention on Biological Diversity
  • Canada
  • Saskatchewan
    • Wildlife Habitat Protection Act

• Research / Educational Institutions

• Environmental Organizations

• Multi-Stakeholder Groups

• What You Can Do