Water and Ecosystem Initiatives

Ecosystems are comprised of four basic components: water, land (rock and soils), air and living things (plants and animals including humans). Everything in an ecosystem is related to everything else. Consequently, anything that occurs in one of these basic components will have an effect on the other three. Thinking in terms of ecosystems is key to achieving sustainability because an ecosystem approach places equal emphasis on concerns related to the environment, the economy and the community.

An ecosystem approach is one of five guiding principles underlying Environment Canada's Ecosystem Initiatives. For more information, visit the Ecosystem Initiatives Website. 

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