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Climate Action Secretariat: monitors environmental impact of provincial activities and coordinates the planning and implementation of adaptive measures in response to climate change [11] [12] Conservation Officer Service : enforces the environmental protection policies of British Columbia and Canada within the province.
Significant amendments made to the Agreement include "address[ing] aquatic invasive species, habitat degradation and the effects of climate change, and support continued work on existing threats to people's health and the environment in the Great Lakes Basin such as harmful algae, toxic chemicals, and discharges from other vessels". [24]
Waste management is intended to reduce the adverse effects of waste on human health, the environment, planetary resources, and aesthetics. The aim of waste management is to reduce the dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health.
In 2021, Edmonton transitioned from a bag to cart system for garbage and food waste collection. [14] On September 10, 2020, the Edmonton city council approved a 25-year waste strategy to reduce the landfill waste by 90%. The city is also transitioning into a new cart system rather from the blue bag system to dispose of waste. [15]
To address the human impacts on forests in British Columbia, management needs to plan for the long term (100–200 years in the future). [23] The complexity of climate change and ecological systems means that management methods should extend to ecosystems overall, rather than only stands on trees.
Scientists have warned of the possibility, under the influence of climate change, of a sudden alteration in circulation patterns of ocean currents that could drastically alter the climate in some regions of the globe. [7] Major human environmental impacts occur in the more habitable regions of the ocean fringes – the estuaries, coastline and ...
Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding; Environmental degradation — Loss of biodiversity • Habitat destruction • Invasive ...
Food loss and waste is a major part of the impact of agriculture on climate change (it amounts to 3.3 billion tons of CO 2 e emissions annually [22] [23]) and other environmental issues, such as land use, water use and loss of biodiversity.