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Home | Research | DED |CVD |ECD | EMD | HPD | LCD | LSD | TUD | Disclaimer | Copyright April 2011 - REPORT HIGHLIGHTS - Environment Domain [EMD] - Conclusions Alexis MORGAN Associate, The Pembina Institute Bd ENVIRONMENT DOMAIN [EMD] - 14 WELLBEING INDICATORS a Ground-Level Ozone b Criteria Air Contaminant Emissions Index c GHG Emissions d Primary Energy Production e Final Demand Energy Use f Water Quality Index g Water Yield in Southern Canada h Residential Water Use i Non-Renewable Energy Reserve Index j Non-Renewable Metal Reserve Index k Waste Disposal & Diversion Rate l Canadian Living Planet Index m Marine Trophic Level Index n Timber Sustainability Index D CONCLUSIONS (10) - Environment Domain [EMD] a The Environment Domain paints a mixed picture of Canada’s environment. b Some aspects are improving while others are degrading. c The choices we make in terms of protecting, managing or restoring these aspects of the environment will dictate not only the state of our lands and waters, but also play a significant role in determining our wellbeing as Canadians. d While Canada is not a country in crisis, there are warning signs that not all is well when it comes to the environment and wellbeing. e Given that there is an increasingly large global population with a voracious and growing demand for our natural capital, it is critical that policy makers assess the consequences of how we use the environment to better the wellbeing of all Canadians. f The path towards ensuring resilient and sustainable ecosystem services is ultimately a human choice. g It begins with individual citizens, but it must also be manifest in government actions. h The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, carried out from 2001-2004, combined with the latest assessments of biodiversity, suggests that we are headed down the wrong path. i As we enter into the era of resource scarcity, global economic competitiveness and heightened interest in community health, general wellbeing will be dictated not by more, but by less; not by quantity, but by quality; not by tradition, but by innovation j The choices we make as a society will determine whether we face a distressed future or a better quality of life. A Summary (9) - Environment Domain [EMD] B Trends (8) - Environment Domain [EMD] C Highlights (15) - Environment Domain [EMD] D Conclusions (10) - Environment Domain [EMD] - THIS WEB-PAGE E Ideas for Positive Change (11) - Environment Domain [EMD] R THE CANADIAN INDEX OF WELLBEING NETWORK a Based in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing Network is an independent, non-partisan group of national and international leaders, researchers, organizations, and grassroots Canadians. b Its mission is to report on wellbeing at the national level and promote a dialogue on how to improve it through evidence-based policies that are responsive to the needs and values of Canadians. c The Network’s signature product is the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW). d The CIW measures Canada’s wellbeing and tracks progress in eight interconnected categories. e It allows us, as Canadians, to see if we are better off or worse off than we used to be - and why. f It helps identify what we need to change to achieve a better outcome and to leave the world a better place for the generations that follow. The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, Chair The Honourable Monique Bégin, Deputy Chair University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1 519-888-4567, ext. 31235 | ciwinfo@uwaterloo.ca | http://www.ciw.ca Home | Research | DED |CVD |ECD | EMD | HPD | LCD | LSD | TUD | Disclaimer | Copyright
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