Ducks Unlimited Canada is encouraged by what it saw in the Manitoba government's Climate and Green Plan released last week.
Director of Regional Operations Scott Stephens says enhanced protection for wetlands was good to see.
"We had been engaged in the consultation process throughout the time period that was going on too and we were actually pretty pleased with what we saw actually roll out in the Green Plan. There was some language around some enhanced protection for wetlands that we had been asking for."
Stephens notes that by conserving wetlands, farmers will benefit from better water management and flood mitigation.
“In 2014, agricultural losses due to flooding included 3.5 million acres (1.4 million hectares) of unseeded land or lost crops. The estimated cost to the Manitoba economy was in excess of $1 billion...Conserving wetlands makes the environment more resilient against these kinds of extreme weather events.”
Source : Steinbachonline