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2001 October Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

October 2001 Report—Chapter 1

Our audits

Section 3—Water

3.1 Overview and Recommendations

3.2 Contaminants: Out of the Pipe and Into Our Water

3.3 Areas of Concern in Ontario: Tackling Contamination

3.4 Monitoring Water Quality: Human and Ecosystem Health

3.5 Monitoring Water Quantity: Use and Withdrawals

3.6 Planning for Good Water Quality

3.7 The Absence of a Federal Fresh Water Strategy

Section 4—Agriculture

4.1 Overview and Recommendations

4.2 Manure and Fertilizer Management

4.3 Soil Erosion

4.4 Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Policies and Programs

4.5 Working Toward Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture

Section 5—Species and Spaces at Risk

5.1 Overview and Recommendations

5.2 Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk

5.3 Conserving Wetlands

5.4 Conserving Habitat Through Stewardship

Section 6—Fisheries

6.1 Overview and Recommendations

6.2 Invasive Aquatic Species

6.3 Protecting Fish Habitat

6.4 Scientific Support for Fisheries Decisions

6.5 Defining the Federal Role in the Basin's Freshwater Fisheries

Section 7—Ecosystem Initiatives

7.1 Overview and Recommendations

7.2 St. Lawrence Vision 2000: A Federal-Provincial Partnership

7.3 Great Lakes 2000: Meeting Binational Commitments

Section 8—The International Joint Commission: A Key Binational Organization

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