The government is letting nature down.

Communities are stepping up.

Without legal protection, irreplaceable natural features—including the oldest known forest in the Maritimes and the last remaining habitat for the endangered Atlantic whitefish in the world—could be lost forever.

In the absence of government leadership on protecting nature, citizens and communities have stepped up to try to save some of the most biodiverse public lands for future generations.

A joint project by the Ecology Action Centre and the Healthy Forest Coalition

Interactive Map

The interactive map shows:

  1. Community-proposed protected areas (in bright green)
  2. Existing protected areas (in light green)
  3. Pending protected areas: sites that the Nova Scotia government has committed to protecting, but hasn’t actually protected yet
    (in olive green)
 
You can also explore layers that show forestry harvests, watercourses, and sites that have been officially recognized as old-growth forest.
Open the map

We’re taking action, because nature can’t wait.

Here are 3 things you can do today to be a voice for nature:

Schedule a meeting with your MLA and urge them to take action to help NS meet the 20% by 2030 legislated commitment.

Find your MLA’s contact information

How to set up a meeting

Join a local group that’s championing a special site in your area.

Learn more about community-proposed protected areas and the groups trying to save them.

Email Minister Halman (Minister.Environment@novascotia.ca) Minister Rushton (mindnr@novascotia.ca) and your local MLA about accelerating Nova Scotia’s progress toward our legislated 20% by 2030 commitment.