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Ministek

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April,

1995

This lett~

fo you, Prime Minister, brings to a close my service and. (NRTEE). Ithas been tremendously satisfying

as Chair of the National Round, Table on the Environment ~ the Economy development

for me to oversee {or four year3 the National Round Tables and ultimate transformation into a departmental corporation. We are indebted to your government for proclaiming
the Act to Establish the,National Round Table on.the Environment / .and the Ecopqmy (Bill C-72) last year. This legislation ,gives.

the National Round Table new status as an independent ~Importantly, it demonstrates the commitment

agency;

and the freedom and flexibility to speak and act independently. of your government and,the Parliament of Canada to the long-term journey that __ _Isustainable ,developmentrequires. -i When the NRTEE \ I ,development: strategies was created in 1968, sustainable development-was a new concept to most _

Canadians. However,,in recent years Canada has made significant progress toward,sustainable New language, concepts and processes are now in use; sustainable development Communities territories are being created; neg orgamzations and institutions are blossoming

have put in place greens and sustainable community activities; all provincesand are undertaking sustainable development activities. Corporations

have created or are creating sustainable ,development .plans; many professional associations such as Shell Canada, the highest levels of the , Northern Telecom and Transdta Utilities are taking the lead in adopting more sustainable penetrated ann,ounced the creation and the requirement of a Commissioner

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practices.

Indeed, the language of sustainable developmenthas Your government-has and Sustainable Development

of government. Environment commitment \, \

that all federal departments and signs of

: create sustainable development

stra:egies. These are all laudable achievements

and progress toward sustainability.

I We believe the National Round Table has playedtan integral role in bringing about this. L transition. Cur mandate, as defined by our legislation, is to act: as a catalyst to promote the principles and practices of sustainable development in all sectors of Canadian society . . with and in all regions .of Canada. Over the past several years we have fulfilled that mandate

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in a number of ways - through a&ice various government departments; development

to you, Prime Minister, policy development

sectoral dialogues and public awareness and education. ., cannot be achieved by one organization alone. We I. I ,

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rely greatly on .partnerships with businesses, non-government

organizations, First Nations,

govemm,ents, academic institutions and others to carry out our work. Looking back, our Jefforts ,over the past few, years fall under five main themes: changing attitudes and beliefs, sustainable development communities, in a global > context, natural resource management, and tools for sustainable development. ., .L , r . sustainable

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requires that we fundanientall>; change ours attitudes and behaviour betweenthe environment they I

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we view the world a;id our rklationship to it. The Natiorial Round Table has tried of sustainable,deveiopment. \ Through our education, corn-

to l&p Canadians at ill levels to understand better the conn&tions and the ecojnomy and the importance

municat+ons:. &d publicatio,ns programs we help give Canadians the tools and infor&ation need to, take positive steps toward sustaina&li$.
A Globa! Challenge

Whstever

we do in Canada, we must remember

to look at our actions in a global Context. We while tie York forprogress at home. This has

must constantly striv& for global improveqe&s .,

been the focus of our trade-&d foreign policy York, which $& promoted sustainable develop-8 ;r, -ment withinthecontext of thk Earth Summit, the North America? Free Trade Agreement, , GATT, the World Trade Organization, the Miami Summit of the Americas and; most recently, in the Natidnal Round Table3 growing interdelegations sustainable the G7 Summit. This persp&+e is also reflected

national relations with other countries. We have received d&ens ofintemational developtient

inter$sted in understanding the round+able process and how w& are wprkingtow?rd including South Affica, the Philippines, , _,
Canadas Natural Resources d

in Canada. Round tables or similar orga nizations now exist in many ,: _ \ countries, the Utiit&d Sti &es and GreatBri&n. .-L , Ii .> endowed cog mtries in the world. Our qconomy dep.epds on sustainable, _, niany,$iffere& f@skd artd Izprnplex issue th&a&cts jus ._ However, ,w&have learneN * ,. . I. L+

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Canada ip one of the most ri@y I management .stakeholders , on,for&ry,

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harvesting our natural resources, but they must be ha rvested $ustainably.fhe df natural resources js a conteniious fisheries and agriculture. we !&&only Pulp and Panei R6und?al&s.
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in each of our natural r&source sectors. T he ,Nation~Ro~nd~Tab~e:has Rtu-al

our For&n/&d stakeholders

on East Coast Communities

and Marine Ecq$qtems.

often share similar values and.can Iearnto work tog&her g&en tht
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Each sustainable development and national. Different

i&u& is~pla);ec~. out & VE ataeach l&el. W&at we have learnkd is that the sf$ebo$+,rs I%$ &g oft& pla~~ssential r&s, -$e ._\r YJ cOn-! i f .) . ;\/

solutions are a$rQpriate atid l&@&&e~b6dies

the only way to do justice to these ~,~,K$&& iSg$es iS to make sure tha!,$l involved. While governmen& i sti-ained by jurisdictional boundaries, hierarchical

structures and cumbkrs.ome procedures. We I : I

. need alternative, flexible and effective ways of bringing together those groups and individuals, who have the experience, insight and commitment to,illumitiate all sides of sustainable develop\ ment issues and to help to choose the p$hways to j&t, rkasonable and sustainable practices. This is where,round, tables have played a significant rdle. Over 200 round tables have emerged . at the local level in recent years to fill this gap in participatoj democracy. Cotimunities have . become the frontiers of change in Canada an< the multitude of activity is extremely encouraging. .

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There is no question that sustainable development ,requires new models of decision makmg, new systems of measurement and assessment; and appropriate incentives &rd disincentives > tools. dur National round tables, has .pub. that integrate economic,,environment~, Task-Force on Consensus Decision and socialobjectives. The National Round Table has

worked toward developing several-important /

sustainable development

Making, .working with pro&&

lished a set of guiding principles for consensus decision making. Over 20,000 copies have bee-n distributed around the ,world, and the booklet has been translated mto at least four languages. Our Task Foree on Sustainable work for a system of information Development Reporting has developed a framegathering and reporting on progress toward sustainable has made concrete ,recomggendations on how

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that integrates ecological health, economic ind@ators and human well-being. Instruments Collaborative ozone and greenhouse

economic instruments could be used to address acid r-a&ground-level gas, problems in Canada.
Difflcblt Choices Lie Aheat

.._ As proud as we are of Canadas progress toward sustainable~development areas, nevertheless it is mucb,too early to be complacent, promising~signs, in, terms of reakchange easy part in laying the-foundations

in manydifferent Despite .these, t,

Prime Minister.

our progress has been modest. We have done the

for a sustainable ,future, but the most difficult- choices lie

ahead. Our current path is still~~unsustainable. We still need major changes h our decision 8, / . making structures, institutions, public policy; economi6 incentives and indicators, behaviour and values if we are to bring human activity within natures limits. The&changes I ~ ,

are within our grasp. Jt is within our means to make the transition to a susto play in this transition in I hope that in the future closely I I ,

tamable society; aud the National Round Table has a vitalrole over the past four years, and a tremendous with your government learning,experienc.e.

. years to come. It has been a great honoui- tobe part of this unique Canadian organization \ the National Round Table will continue to bmld on what we have started,:working to build a sustxnnable future for all Canadians.

Dr. George F. Connell Chair

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Dear Pkme Minister: , -April 1995

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Officer, I am pleased The National &ound specifi&lly mandated

to submit our Annual Review-for 1994-1995. Table is the only legislated body inCanada to be a catalyst on sustainabilityissues. together toward a solution beneficial 1

It is uniquely positioned .interests to work 6 to all.

to bring together a broad range ofcompeting

,In the .past year, we have convened workshops, round tables, task forces and other fora to bring Canadianstogether to grapple with I \ some of the most critical public policy issues of.our time, We have published books, workingipapers, our very popular qu&terly news. We
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letter, policy reports and other materials,. All of these are geared toward promoting understanding and increasing. public awareness of the cultural, social, economic and policy changes required to attain sustainable development. _ / environmental and economic considerations into government decision-making processes. we continue to run decision

have also provided specific advice, to you, Prime Minister, on several topics, to encourage integrating

Although Canada has made some,,progresstoward real economic, ecological

sustainable development,

and social deficits. We continue to,mask the reality of the present by of inadequate the ability of

borrowing against our future. The crises we face today are thelegacies future generations *

making of the past. We cannot continue to meet our needs without compromising making. Eve*rywherepeople to accommodate are demanding

to meet their own needs until we move to more integrated forms of decision; more meaningful input into decisions that directly

affect them or the place ,where they live. I,n, making these decisions we 6~11 have to find ways / deeply held and differing values. Nowhere is this more evident than in coping that issues of sustainability present. _ _ This _

with the complexities ,

As there is no roadmap to navigate the path to sustainability, we do our work in a spirit of learning. Learning has been descrjbed~as the accommodation accommodation with the imperative of new ideas with old structures. of sustainability will involve fundamental
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that we are only beginning to understand. Our task in the future will beto further this understanding. As my four year term expires with the submission of this Annual Review, please allow me to recognize the butstanding.dedication of the staff and,niembers of the NRTEE and to thank you, Prime Minister, for your support during the past year. It has been an honour to serve.
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The National RoundTable receives its mandate from the Parliament of Canada,and reports directly to the Prime Minister. Its 25 members areappointed by the federal government to represent a broad . range of regions and interests across Canada. Members meet as a group four times a year to determine priorities for action, review current .work, initiate newgrograms, and promote a better understanding of the concept-of sustainable development.. .During the past year the National Round Tablehas achieved its mandate through work in. 13 different program areas or-task forces. The results of these efforts have taken several different forms: .* providing advice to the Prime Minister on key sustainable development policy issues;
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,/ . developing tools t,o advance sustainable development in government policy and other sectors; 6 act&as a neutral meeting ground and facilitating a process where different stakeholder groups can work together to reach consensus on important sustainability issues; \ , * on-going communications and education programsthat develop information and educational tools to facilitate grass-roots initiatives and to help decision makers address issues of sustainability. I j , , After proclamation of the National RoundTable Act last May, the Prime Minister appointed 10 new members and the NRTEE,launched several new initiatives, including task forces on environmental , industries and federal government green procurement, a partnership for sustainable coastal communities and marine ecosystems, and a transportation and climate change collaborative. These new undertakings complement ongoing programs in foreign policy, education, reporting, consensus decision making, rural renewal, and pulpand paper. A sumrmary of the achievements in each of these areas is found on the pages that follow. _ Other noteworthy events and accomplishments
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,of the National Round Table in 1994-95 include: . : In April 1994, the NRTEE published the final report of its Forestry Round Table on Sustainable Development, a landmark achievement. Over 25 stakeholders,: representing a diverse range of views incanadas forestry debate, agreed unanimously to 26 principles for the sustainable manage ._ . ment of Canadas forests, backed by action plans. In addition to advice to the Prime. Minister on implementing sustainable development within the context of GATT and the World Trade Organization, the Miami Summit of the Americas, and the G7 Summit, the NRTEE also submitted advice on measures regarding the tax treatment of i -ecologically sensitive lands:

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SeveralNRTEE members played key roles in the federal Minister of Finances Task Force on \Barriers and Disincentives to Sound~Env&mmental Practices, which made recommendations to governm.ent.on ways to improve government subsidies and incentives to reflect sustainable development principles. Y 4 0 The NRTEE advised several international governments on the round table process, including _ Britain (which has established the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development), Vietnam, PakistanChina, and Norways Prime Minister Gro Harlem Bnmdtland.
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Purpose The$npose of the Task Force on Foreign Policy, and Sustainability is to promote sustainable development in Canadian foreign: policy, to influence policy development within the federal government, and to advise the Prime Minister on opportunities * and ways to,promotk sustainabledevelopment * through Canadas external relatiqns.

Sustainable develooment. 7 along- with market intemaL 0 o--~ tion and democratization, was a core agenda theme , at the Miami Summit..To prepare its advice, the Task Force co-sponsored three multistakeholder work- \ shops in Ottawa, Washington and Mexico City during the summer and fall of 1994 in order to meet vth government officials, discuss sustainability issues in the hemisphere, and hear the views of Caribbean, Central and South American groups. In November,& submitted its recommendations to the Prime Minister L Achievements in 199?,-95 on issu&such & trade, biodiversity and conservation, During the past year the Task Force identified four energy and climate change, and indigenous peoples. major opportunities for advancing sustainable, Although not all of the Task Forces recommendadevelopment in Canadian foreign policy: the GAIT tions were adopted, they did alert the Canadian and World ,Trade Organization (WTO); Canadas government to the, sustainable development issues foreign policy review; the Miami Summit of the at stake in Miami, some of which were reflected Americas; and the G7 Summit. _. f ;,;.,:. _.,/ L in the SummXsfinal co I

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In March 1994, the Task Force hosted a highly -1 successful workshop in Montreal to examine .,: . the. sustainable development implications of the Uruguay Round of the GATT, and ,the prospective \ %TO. The workshop brought together stakeholders from relevant constituencies to ident+ areas of consensus and possible points of emphasis for : the Canadian government at the GATT meetings : scheduled for April. Following the ~orkshop,,,t.he~ Task Force drafted a letter of advice to t&Minister of International Trade suggesting ways in. tihich Canada could promote the integration oftrade and environment in the new WTO. .i

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The Task Force also promoted sustainable develop, ment as part of the federal governments revie+ of Canadas foreign policy. it studied h$wtheprinciFuture:~di,~e~iion-, ~ ples of sustainable development could serve as The TaskForce willcontinue topromote its an integrating theme for Canadas foreign policy -G7 Summit recommendations among decision in the coming years and made a submission to the 1 makers pending a review of its future-roleby Special Joint Com&ittee on Foreign Policy the m:embers of the NRTEE. during its hearings in the summer of 1994. The . Committees? subsequent report contained.a chapter Task Force Members on sustainable d&elopment and generously I Chair: Pierre Marc Johnson, NRTEE Member . Susan H&z, hRTEE Member endorsed some key passages from the NRTEEs . \ Harvey Mead, NRTEE &@nber submission. The federal governments new foreign Bbb Page; NRTkE &mber . Maurice Strong, NRTEE Mdmber policy statement, released in February 1995, included ]ohn Kirton, University of Toronto sustainable development as one of its underlying . themes.
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se, ., . in 1993 the National Round Table brought up of 25 national stakeholder groups. h the Canadian pulpband paper, sector to discuss issties associated with the sustainable production ofpulpand paper, Despite ~ widely differing perspectives and values; participantslagreed to work together to reach consensus on a set of principles -to guide the sustainable - production, consumption, disposal or re-use of pulp and,paper, as well as to develop specific action plans based on these principles. 1 : t ;\ Abhievemdnts i,n 1994-95 Members of the Pulp and Paper Round Table have met several times over the past two years, working toward consensus aria set of principles. The NRTEE acted as catalyst and facilitator for the discussions,.under the leadership of John 1. Houghton, Chairman of QUNO Corp.,former member of the NRTEE and chair of its Forestry Round,Table. Last summer, ,at a Quebec City meeting, Pulp and Paper Round Table participants reviewed and formahzed a draft set of principles on the sustainable production of pulp and paper in Canada. While some indicated that their final agreement to the draft principles j 1 was.already,as&red, others requested time to consult with and seekapproval frbmtheir various constituents. After many meetings and much hard work, the Round Table held its eighthand final meeting in Ottawa in January 1995. At that time, all representatives at the table unanimously appr0ved.a set of 18 principbs covering such issues as anthropogenic-organic chemicals, closedloop. technologies, and codes of practice. This -agreement was published by the National Round Table in May 1995, as NRTEE Working Paper 29.
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.Purpose The goals of the Education TaskForce are to fa+litate.an understanding of sustainable.development and consensus decision making among key sectors of Canadiansociety Its addresses , both formal and informal education through its work with youth, educators, academic institutions, *, media and other s&to&x / , ! . ,Abhievegnents in, 199,4-95 In the past year, the Education Task Forceundertook a wide array of initiatives~involving the media, academic institutions, municipal decision makers, and youth. As an overarching theme for its work, it supported the development and feasibility study, of a national sustainable development social marketing strategy called SustainABILITY, in partnership. with ParticipACTION. The Task Force tiontinued to conduct its everpopular you round tables which, during the past 4: year, involved more than than 1,506 students from

across Canada. The Task Force joined tith Learning i for a Sustainable Future, ERE Education, and y Futyre D lyeczlons mm Health Canada to develop a Canadian Y&th Action .,The Education Task F orce plans to: co-sponsor Guide for A&&z 21. The guide was developed L additional workshops (In community-based social %.. and ;Nlitten by youth through a series of drossI marketing in other parts of thecount_ry. An evalua-Canada focus groups with high school students:., tion of theyouth n&de1 round table process will The guide allotis young people,pare,n~and .. ,T l.. -1. .I oe concrrcreoQm oraerto a?sess its impact arXdto : .educators to voice their views on @n&&&r~d,~, .; ,g ; )helpdevelo&&zining &&kage for teachers and : -..~f,vi offers ways to take s;ock of the sit&ion; to Iook *,_a,~ .+>_., ;&l&atbrs.~ The .Task Fo$e &ill &XI explore the 1, for solutions, and to take community action: J ,~zx possibilityof conduct&workshops oc er iviron- -r. .. The National Round Table held p,a ~%&:iis &oun -, mental management,for .:I small business in I cooperaId &g ?with media re&esentatives in Toront&&%eb& _ uyl <::-i ltion w&the Retail CounUof~Canada an 1995. Its &roose was to increase the3&*Es ~_~ -~~~~~~~:i:eder~ti~~~dfIndep~~~entiB:siriess. , _ ._ _ underst&ling of ho\,vand what the me&@ &nt I >s;,,,? or need to.learn about sustainable-development, ,. ..p _ Tasl to promote the role of the NRTEE in &omm*&. _ , -i ..plin

innovaive ideas for advancing sustainable developil ment at post-secondary institutions were identified and a background report will be prepared for publit distribution. The Task Force also commissioned . , a badkground paper on community-based social marketing, an approach to changing individual attitudes and values that can lead to behaviour, ,T change. Carriedout at the local level, it has become an effective tool for introducing sustainable deve_ lopment programs. In addition, the Task,Force co-sponsored, along with the Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators (AMRC) and , the ,Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, a pilot.%orkshop held in Toronto in >March 1995: ..1 1 _1. I The event intro&&d commumiy-based socia? . marketing to more than 75 municipal decision makers fromacsosS Ontario. Feedback from par. ticipants was: very positive. -tasb - orce members. .-. . r \ __. P.1 -. also met ,with representatrves 01 Me &nvironmental,, Centre for New/Canadians to explore some of the barriers to the involvement of new Canadians in environmental issues.

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rpqse The mandate-of the NRTEEs Task Force on Sustainable Development Reporting is to address Canadas ne,ed for a systkrn of measuring and-reporting-the countrys progress toward achieving .I sustainable development. L -. I / Achievdments in. 1;94-95 .:-.Following the December 1993 release of its aeport to the-Prime Minister, Toward l&porting Progress on Su.st&able De~e@pent in Capada, the Task Force contacted various federal govern mentdepartments to press for implementation of its recommendations. One of thereportskey recommendations was to establish an office. of a commissioner for sustainable development, wh&the federal government announced in (,October1994. t j

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The Task Force also produced a book on sustainable development reporting. Pathways to Sustainability: Assessing ouy Progresscombines the substance of the Task Forces 1993 colloquium on sustainability reporting, a reprint ofthe report to the Prime Minister.as well as a/ground-breaking case. study on assessing progress toward sustainability in the Great Lakes Basin. The book,&ill be ; released in Mayf1995. /

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Task Force members met with Natural Resources Canada staff to.discuss ways to Collaborate on the -assessment of energy productioa and use in Canada. The Task Force also began work with the Canadian Coalition of Education Organizations to develop a framework to allow .educational institutions to, . . assess %heir progress toward sustainability. Links were also established with the-newly cr&ited , Presidents Council on Sustainable Development in the United States,and the U.S. governments The Task Force &o. continued to provide a forum.,:, , Interagency Working Group on Sustainable > : for discussing critical issues in sustainability Development .Indicators. repornng. rn mar-an 1995, it joined with the _ / Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human ,Future Di*rections ^ values to host a dolloquium onassessing human Pending a review of its mandate, the Task Force well-being inrithin the context of sustainable will continue to press .for implementation of its development. The colloquium, which took place recommendations to the-federal government on in London, Ontario, brought together learned reporting on sustainable development and to L academics from various fields (including medicine, support and work with othersagencies toimprove philosophy, psychology, economics and ecology) sustainability monitoring and reporting. ,. to meet with representatives of key federal ., government agencies involved in sustainability \ reporting including theAAuditor General, Task, Force Members i Chair: Tony Hedge, NRTEE Member , _ 1 limivnmmamt fnnorlo 2nd Statistics Canada. i \ Susan H&z, NRTEE Member
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The Task Force also created a new Internet government offioials, and non-governmental discussion -group called RURCAfi-L to link \ organization representatives from Mexico, the rural institutions, groups and individuals: 1 , together via their personal computers. This U.nit,ed Statesand Canada, as well as NRTEE * service went on-line.fromthe University of .members. Discussions centred on \v identifying , Alberta in early 1995. As well, a seriesof . , the forces aftecting continental biodiversity in presentations were made to the banking and general and the relevant trade, social and ,&lit union communities on lending for rural environmental projects. Finally, the Task Force -. s economic instruments to promote biodiversity \ worked @th provincial andregional agricultural in North America, /. / organizations in British Columbia, Quebec, , . T and the Atlantic provinces to help fund the ^ c Since then, planning has been under&y for a publication of farm environmental manageknent , : second workshop scheduled for Ottawa in June handbookstailored to the specific needs of 1995. The Ottawa meeting will f&s on comparing . these regions.
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Purpoke The Projet. &e soci&teis a myltistakeholder partnership of government; First Nation, business and I non-governmental -representatives interestedin promoting Canadas transition~to a sustainable future. Through its National Stakeholders Assemblies, it .provides .a forum for integrating different sectors and perspectives through consensus building and partnerships, recognizing that sustainable development is a collective responsibility of all Canadians,

Established in November 1992 as a follow-up to the Earth Summit, the Projet has focused on three main activities: a report on Canadian responses to Agenda 21 and the Rio Conventions, the development of a framework for a national sustainable development strateay and practical actions to :-~.~i:;1;~,~..-:;:1 ; 1 : ; -,.-,!,<-;5Zi ,..: ,:- :. ,c, : : .i:, :$;;:. ,advance progress toward sustainab~~i~~~~~~.-.: > ;s-.1_..::.-: ;i:.: ,,,~~~~~~~~~u~C-D ..>--i :. .~. , .Z<. ,, j~~~,~tid.ii-:f:.i. : -: -::.; ,:i, : __ ~-\, ~ ., ,..,;:..~:,.,;;~.~~~~~,,..,,,L: , ~.,.., ,:,c : >: >-.* .,, I ,, ,,,r: _ .,:;,.~l:.,:.~~-,.:~~.~..,~,.~ ,, ~ ::>,I.: ,T;+&&&w ~j.,,~>_ ~~~~;lg~~~up~~~~~~~~. $,, FIeGGa+ i , : : ,::,-<; -,A 0 h i eve m e n t 3 d u r i n g ,?,~~?,~~~~~11,~~~~~9:ii,.~~.~~~~ : ,r i, ,. ia,:: ,.:G,+:~Q?;,:( : :j . . ;, . . . r, \ .:., f,? *:; i:.&<,:,~., 1 ,,< ~?@9FG to.oJrepee ~~~~~~~~?~?~~~qther-~~~~~es At the Projets Third National S~~~~~~~~~~,,~~~~~~,~ :::++ ::;<Z<l: ~&i&e PA+t. lt-d@~$&&~s~g~~pl& that,fo~uses Assembly in late 1993, the NRT~~~as,,~~~~~,:.~~i: ;!::L. :_.t .. : ,. _ .on&ree key Ge;;; +$&j$ e$&+@.&n and : :, to assume a largq role in the pr~~~.~~~~~~~~~,.~~.~~~~ &&&&, ,eduucating &j $&l;g T: .:j +.&d& au&&&e . . ,: ,.,.:: :i::-..s: ;: __._ : L;i, quently agreed to focus on facrl@tmg.the?; z~;;>,;;<~-,. --., :in the issues.snr+ounding sustainability, and &pl&ing __, development of a national sus~a~~.dev~~~~~~.~~. i: , J ways to get sustainable developm&t i$r@grat+ into by . _ strategy (NSDS). This work beganin e$rnest-.* * , the Canadian political agenda: A fifth National / during the spring of I994 and co&&i~d through ;, . .-. -- Stakeholders Assembly is planned for the fall of 1995,. . the summer. It involvedthree rne&i$$&he~~.-~ .j-.;;: : \ Projets Working Group, whose me$b~ers&$:; . ..:: Contingent on the tiXTEti~ review of its involv& . II participated in a fall workshop de&jn&toJe&r~~~~~ ,<:.. ... - -, : ment with the Pr,ojet, staff members will explore . attention on ,some of the tools or:tr$ns@$~@$t$j~~ ; Z:, the potentialof the draft NSDS frameworkto act,- : . gip needed to overcome barriers tosj&ta@$$ :. I .s * A..es& i&grating&echanism for .susta&ble devel._/ fi :; 1* :; development. .,;;,J : .: :,- . 1;:;<_.% ::,. * : , all levels% Canada. They will . ..b...~ -. .+ opm&$$&&es~at >~;:;> :;I,,._ I .I ., ; The .Jrojets Fourth Natio.nal Sf~k~~l~:_~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~g~~~~s working on strategies _.f .,; ,, ,, :. Assembly WEIS held in November 19%: ~~~~~~~~~~:b--~~a,~~~ $&rnati$n$ level5 including the U.N. together more than 120 people fr&n aeros~s,t$,:l,; ,~.~~~~~~~,~~~~~~o~.on~:~ilst~~~able Developmenf, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~o~k of Green Planners, country to review the progress made since&e : -. I, ,..: previous Assembly, determine future directions, the U.S. Presidents Commission on Sustainable and provide stakeholders with an opportunity Development, the Earth Council and the World to share information and discuss the challenges 1 Conservation Union. ., _ , Canada faces in attaining sustainability. ^. Stakeholders were also asked to review the : draft NSDS framework, Canac&an Choices ; for Transition.3 to Sustainability. 1 \ ~ _I _ . ~

Many concerns were expressed about the do+ment but there was general agreement on,the need to redefine its choicework section, which ilIustrates options and specific actions that could ~, be undertaken to make sustainability a reality ,in Canada, and on the need for a more strategic focus and a clearer national-orientation. Based , on these and other discussions, the document was revised and reprintedin January 1995 for further ,w discussion. The NRTEE subsequently sponsored a series of meetings across thecountry designed to determine how useful the document might be in engaging various constituencies to forge , their..own transitionsto sustainability and to , contribute to a national strategy. A final draft is being prepared for release in May 1995.

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*chi;iements in i 99; A Task Force of members, of the $ founda;ld Roundfables, as welgg&&%& y<;:,. ,..-~~~-~~,.,:~~~.--~,:~.~~~~ wy. I >-:; ;,;* <~,,~:~,?;~:& , : Z ,,epresentatives was formed in la~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~:~i:;;~~~..~-i:... :: .=,.y-~y~ r-r.,w.(y4xy~. ,wvtlw : ._ ..s.:. ,,c.;-.r,:,~~:)~.i:.:i:. t, ,d, ._ I the winter and spring of 1995, the Task Force , conducted a series of formal and informalmeetings in morethan a d+en fishing communities across Newfoundland to solicit the opinions, ideas and. experiences of a broad mix of local residents. I Future Directions The Partnerships final session will take place in St. Johns, ,Newfoundland. in June 1995. Following+ this, it will draft and submit advice to the Prime. Minister as well as to the Premier of Newfoundland oh the future sustainab&y of Netifoundlands .~ fishing,communities that reflects grass-roots perceptions and opinions in these communities. It will, also issue a final report for public distribution that summarises these.perspectives, identifies the historic causes,of unsustainability, and outlines current barriers to a sustainable fishery and , recommendations to foster one in the future.

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The NRTEE chose,to support this initiative in Ontario because of its large population %nd industrial concentration. Progress in stab&zing emissions in Ontario is critical to any national climate change strategy. Strategies developed and lessons learned in Cntario may be transferrable to other regions. i .,,ichievements in 1994-95 . During the fd of 1994, senior representatives from a cross section of the transportation sector were invited to participate in the Collaborative, : representing major automakers, railways, trucking firms, transit authorities, Iabour unions, munici@ties, and NGOs. Deputy ministers from-key . provincial government ministries including Transportation; Environment and Energy; and Housing and Energy were invited as observers. The first meeting of the Collaborative took place in January 1995. A smaller designated Policy Group was established to oversee a series. of background studies.

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Purpose A national forum on green procurement is planned Atits October 1994 plenary,,NRTEE members for early 1996.;R will bring together purchasersand launched a new Task Force to promote green , * procurement policy makers in the federal government procurement by the federal go+nment. This 1 s&b suppliers to build on earlier initiatives as -well reflects the-recognition that adopting environmen as addiess other barriers to green procurement. ( tally sound pi-o&rement practices in public and &cessful practices and green products and services private sector organizations is a major determisold ta the federal government will be recognized nant of better\ environmental protection and more - and showctikd during the forum. . sustainable economic development. Becauseof its b1 \ , , substantial purchasing power, the federal governTask Force Members .. Chair: Marty Eakins, NRTE> Member ment can exert profound influences on the markets ( for all goods and,services and can, serve as an 8 Patrick Camon, NRTEE Member :Elizabeth Cracker, NRTEE Member irnpo_rtant model for lother levels of government David An&rson;Assistant CEO, Entiironmental j as well as private industry: 8 I Cmncil, of Alberta
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ranged from developing a course on sustainability ; ~ for senior federal public servants,,to the North American Commission on.Environmental \ 1. Cooperation, to changing thedecision-making process in the Cntario municipality of Hamilton_ Wentworth. _ . Futurb Directions , A new class of LEAD associates will join the pro- . #gramin. the spring of 1995. The first residential session isscheduled for the summer in Ottawa, , during whi&they will team up with the second-, .L. year participants to carry out an &dregion study in Ontarios Prince: Edward Couniq~ LEADS next international session is planned for September 11995 in Thailand. . . , ,(

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Working Paper 28: Environmental Taxation, Revenues, and E#ec$iveness; The Need for I I Principled Guidance ,Working Paper 29: Principles for the Sustainable Production of Pulp and Paper Products .i
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of Intel-national Institutional lIefor% \ __ Toward Sustainable Commun@i& - More than , ,* Pathways to Sustainability: Assessing our 12,b00 copies are now circulating and a third ,, I Progress, ! _ printing is planned of this popular book by Mark . ;, i_ * -Roseland. Copies were sent to,groupssuch as , I the city councils of Halifax and Houston- Texas, The NRTEsE also assisted, the Rural and Sm,all municipal and regional planning bodies through- Towns program of Mount Allison University in ~. out North America, transit serv?ces;,citizens publishing a new resource kit on cominunity . groups, the Foundation for Sustainable Developsustainable development entitled Stepping ment (Manila: Philippines)., the Global Cities Forward: Discovering Community Potential, Project (SanFrancisco);and the National Acting on Challenges., : , 1 j League of Cities (Washington),. I_ .. 7 , ) - i Covering the Environment: A Handbook for i i i . Environment~Journuhsm - Thishandbook by Michael Keating has attracted a. large and varied \ readership that includes journalists across the _ , I , country,the Canadian ,University Press, CBC, , RadioCanada, the Canadian Science Writers , J , Association and journ%lists &d educators in/ Rrazil. Cuba. Malavsia and Indonesia.
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Review

Three issues of the National Rdund Table Review here produ&d during the past year and each was read by an average df 60,000 readeri.?he sp&g 1994 issuk, Sustainable Communities, dealt with sustainable communities initiatives in Canada and abroad. The fall 1994issue .had a&its theme i Canad& and Sustainable Development.: @ogress or Postponement? Expe$ opinions w&e solicited on Canadas current progress toward sustaintible development and yhat r&mains to be done. The winter 1995 issue, Eva&u&g Round Table Processes, took ? critical look at-multistaktiholder processes.

Expanding on the popular booklet Build&g I Consepsus for a Sustainable Future: Guiding P&ciples,:a third, new book,will highlight experielices from across Canada and describe how the principles bf consensus de&io,n makiqg can be practically applied in many different conflict situ&ions. This coming year ~11 also:see the &oduction of the National Round Tables Gopher and~world I Wide Web sites on the Internet. This will provide -on-line computer access to information on the NRTEE and rnmy of our documents and reports. -. I Roy Aitken Development Development c+&spment Sustainable: Internship Interliship Pro.gram,

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Address

by Paul

Hawken

InMarch, 1995, the NRTEE hosted an evening in*Ottawa with sustainability advocate Paul Hawk& ? Qver 200 representatives from the federal govemment, business, local municipalities, and NGOs came tb hear thk bestselling author of The Ecology of Commerce. In an address entitled Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution, Hawken outlined his visionary ideas for a restorative 3 economy. The .event was also filmed by the Ctiadian Parliamentary Channel for TV broadcast. /

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Each summer, the Roy Aitken Sustainable Program provides two students who are interested in suitainable with the opportunity to work fbr the National Rotind Table ofi the Environment and t.he Economy. The program, sponsored by the International NickeI Company (INCO) and , \the vational Rotmd Table, hoDours Rby A&en, former Executive Vice President of INCO Ltd., who passed away in 1992. Aitken, aCan%diqn leader in sustaintble development, was one of the most effective advocates for the vi&w that the knvironment comb&d aqd the econom; inust be \
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The National Round Table continued to emand its presence on the information highway & an alter&&e, means of disseminating information 1 on .&ustainaGledevelopment to atvider audience. It established a conference on the WEB (nrteesus dev), a computer comtiunicatiofis network that serves the environmental, peace, international development, social justice and social services communities. As well, requests for information via the NQTEEs ~0 e-mail addresses (nitee @web.apd.brg and adrnin-nrtee@nrte+trnee.ca) increased significantly dtiring the year. j , I. Future Directtons f T+o new !itles will be added to the NRTEEs book series in the spring ind summer of 1995. I +APractical IntrocJuction to Environmental Management ori Canadian Campuses by Dixon ThompGon and Seiena van &kel, helps universities,,and colleges to respond effectively to the challenpe of redncinv hhth nn the, environment and associated costs. ,It has been producedin partnerShip with The University of Calgary, the-Canadian Association of UAiversity Business O.ficers and Mkkiott~~ _ --I --___Cornoration. ____ 1!

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The two s&dents

w&e+my Ma, an economics student.fronl the University of Toronto,and Greg ketman, a geogrdphy student fro& St. Marys University, ~NOVZI Scotia. Amy spent the summer working on the LEAD Gatiada program, while Greg carried out researtih on environinental indll+ .r

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Sustainable,

Qevelopment; ,.,

B,ook \ \I, :

Series.
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Sustainable .Dev,elopmeht: A Managers Handbook -Helps managers and their organizations assess and improve their environmental , The National Waste Reduction Handbook

and economic performance.

Explores options for solid waste reduction at the municipal level and provides waste reduction success stories. :

Decision.
, &plains

Making

Practices

for

Sustainabk

Development

how sustainable development can be integrated into the decision making practices of Canadian institutions.

A Managers
Handbook

Toward

Sustainable

Communities:

A Resource

Book for Municipal

and iocal

Governments

Areferende book for local government officials and citizens who want to apply the concept-of ment to their owncommunities. Contains useful case,studies and contacts.

sustainable develop-

Trade,
,

Environment

and Competitiveness
the links between the environment \

A collection of papers by major Canadian and international stakeholders ide$iijing andtrade. .

Green

Guide:

A Users Guide

to Sustainable

Development

for

Canadian
. -

College;

Contains a series of case studies from the.Association , have attempted to green their campuses.

of Canadian Community Col1ege.s member institutions that ,

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The National Wa& ReductionlHandbook

< Sustainable

Development:

Getting

There

From ,Here

A handbook for union environment committees and joint labour-management environment committees. Highlights the su+inable development experiences of Canadian unions at the local, regional and national levels.

Covering

the Environment:A

Handbook

for Environmental

Journalism
journalism. Includes contact list. -

A useful source book for reporters on environmental

issues and environmental

Pathways

to Sustainability:

Assessing
_

our Progress

Establishes a framework fo;a Lakes basin ecosystem. , ~

reporting system on progress toward sustainability, with a case study on the Great I .

Working

Pa,per
3 1. Prosperity

Series
and Sustainable Development fyCanada:

,
Advice td the Prime

,
Minister, with
a series

an introduction on Sustainability and Competitiveness I by Ronald Doering and David Runnalls. Presents of 14 recommendations and conclusionspn prosperity and,.sustainable development.
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2. The Financial Servtces Industry and Sustainable Development: Managing Change, Information and Risk, by 1. Anthony Cassils. Discusses the importance of sustainable development for the
j ,financial services industry in Canada.. ,, 1 I

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3. Lender

* & Young, Discusses issues that affect lenders and investors in contaminated sites including whi ch SlteSShoulCi be cleaned np, what standards sh.ould be applied, aiid who should pay for cleanup.

Liability

for

Conta,minated

Sites:

Issues

for

Lenders

and Investors,
,

GreenGuidi

: 4. Market

Correction:

Economic

Incentives

for

Sustainable

Develo; pment,

by Mike Kelly.

Introduces,market-based

policy instruments

and presents

arguments forand against their implementation.

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of Michael Porter that stricter environmental regulation.enhances competitiveness. Clement.

6. .EnvironmentaZly

Perverse

incentives on the environment.

Government Incentives, byphilippe Uses the agricultural sector as an example.

Looks at the impact of government

7. Environmental Zmpact Assessment and Competitiveness, by Nancy Morgan, Martin Palleson and A.R. Thompson. Evaluates how environmental impact assessmentaffects Canadian competitiveness and provides specific recommendations on controlling complexity, proliferation -and overlap of measures. I. 8. Emerging Trends and Issues in Canadas Environmental Zndustry, by Anne Fouihard. ,Defines the environmental industry sector, discusses government funding of research and development in this area a&makes recommendations : for improving this sectors global performance. / 10. Trade,, Competitiveness and the Environment, by David Rhnnalls and Murray Smith. A report commissioned by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Considers. e&ironmentalstandards and competitive advantage, the impact of environ-mental policies on ,trade and the impact of trade agreements on the environment. _ ZZ: SustainabiZity and Prosperity: The Role of Infrastructure,
key issues in the planning of physical and infor,mation infrastructure hy Daryl Fields and Jack Ruitenbeek. Identifiesfor an economically prosperous and sustainable society.

Covering the Environment

1.2. Measuring SustaiRabEe Development: Energy Production:and Use in Canada, by Western . -Environmental Trends ,Inc. Presents a family of national, indicators for m,easuring Canadas progress toward sustainable *energy production and use. 13. Exp,loring Development,
opportunities

Incentives:

An Introduction

to Incentives

* , and Etonomic

Toward Susthble Communities

Znstruments

for

&stainable
c

by J. Anthony Cassils.. Provides an overviewof a range of econcmic for implementing them.

instruments

and identifies specific

14. Canadian, Round-Tables on the Environmerit and the Economy: Their History, Form qnd Function, by Ronald Doering. Describes the,genesis of the round table movement in Canada: Provides-examples of
how they work. /

15. Reporting

on Sustainable,

Development

in Support

of National

Decision-Makers,

Bregha, John Moffet and Vic Nishi. Contrasts the information available to governments needed to gauge progress toward more sustainable formsof development., 1

by Fraqois in making decisions against the ideal

Trade Environment & Competitiveness

J 6. Reporting

on Sustainable

Development:

Discusses the need for municipalities development.

The Municipal and Household Level,, by Trevor Hancock. and households to, assess their own activities and impacts as they relate to sustainable

17. Corporate

Sustainable Development Reporting in danada, by David Nitkiqand David Powell, Investigates the state of sustainable development reporting among Canadian corporations, private business establishments I . L 1 and other associatiqns. \ 18. Aper~u nationale sur la planification strategi.qua du developpement durable dans les provinces et les territoires du Canada, by Philippe Clement. Summarizes the response of Canadas provinces and territories
to the sustainable development challenge including strategies and actions. I

by Robert Sopuck. Argues that redirecting some of Canadas agricultural support programs into areas , that are not countervailable could improve,iural conditions and sustain n&l life. Recommends redirecting subsidies toward I ecological services., , , ,. ,

19. Canadas Biodiversity,

Agricultural

and

Trade

Policies:

Implications

for

Rural

Renewal

and

20. Linking

Lund

Titles/Regist,ry-Systems

in Canada

to Land-Related

Environmental

Znformation;

by J. Anthony Cassils Explores.the-rationale environmental information.

and benefits of linking Canadas land titles/registry systems with land-related / \

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Government Accountability i-n the Area.of Sus&able 21. A Renewed Framework Development: Potential Ro a Canadian Parliamentary AziditorKoirimiksioner for the Environment, by FranGois .Bregha. and Philippe Clement. .Provjdes four options for &mandate rof a new
parliamentary office.

22. Media, Fish and Sustainability: A Paper on Sustainable Development and the Canadian News Media, by-Michael Keating. Looks at how the disappearance of the northern cod was
handled bythe

_ media, and how it might have been handled from a sustainable development perspective: I I , t edited. by Steve Thompson. A summary of discussions Met,hods in Canadas Forests, the Forest Round Table.

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Sustainable Development: Getting There From Here

on harvesting methods by members.of

24.

Municipal

Reporting

on Sustainable

Development:
,

Burch. Presents a snap-shot of sustainable development offers insight into its evolution. ,~ \ , /

A Status Review, by Douglas reporting at the community and municipal levels and-

25. Sustainable
/_

Development

as a Focus for

Canadas

Foreign

Policy,. by John-Kirton. A
submission to the

research paper for the Task Force on Foreign Policy which made up part of the NRTEEs i federal goyemments Foreign Policy, Review.

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26: Sustainable
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Development

and Academic

Institutions:

issues

in Znterdisc$inary.
research institutes . 1

Summarizes discussions from two academic workshops on sustainable~development Learning. / and teaching programs. in Canada.

Pathways to Sustainability

2 7. Exploring

Barriers

to Sound

Environmental

beyond tax disincentives to explore*underlying

Practices, by J. Anthony Cassils. Looks fiscal and other barriers to sound environmental practices:

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suggests certain principles that could be used to guide the setting of gr;een taxes.

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30: After Rio: The Quesiion

reforms in the management, 1

of Zqternational

Znstitutio~ai

Reform,

structures

_ Repod

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Future:

.:, -a
Guiding

-, r/
Principles.
Ajoint initiative of.the national

D-.11-ii-g Consensus
.

f&- a Sustainable

and provincial round tables. A detailed how to on consensus .) i(

dec$ion making based on 10,principles.

Toward Reporting Progress on Sustainable .Development in Canada: Report to the Prime Minister. Report of the Task Forceon Reporting. Includes 10 recommendations to government for establishing
-the information systems needed to assess our progress toward sustainable development.

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Building Consensus for a Sustainable Futtke

Achteving Atmospheric huality Objectives Final Report of the Economic Instruments

instruments to address Canadas dr qua&y chahenges. level ozone and greenhouselgases. )
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Through the Use of Economic Zngtruments: A Examines the potential for using economic Collaborative.
Report divided in three sections: acid deposition, ground--

Forest

Round

Table on Sustainable

Development:

includes 26 principles for the sustainable management

Final Report. A consensus document that of Canadas forests and stakeholder action plans.
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The. North American Free Trade Agreement and the North simerican Environment. Report of a December 1992 workshop held in Ottawa, Ontario. Shaping
; .

Cqmmission
I

on the
Report

Consensus:

The North American Development-at

dommission the Summit,of

on the Environment
I

and NAFTA.

of an April 1993 workshop held in Washington, D.C.

,Advancing

Sustainable

the Americas:
. ~ I

Volume

1. Report of July
I

1994 workshop held in ,Washington, DC. ,\

Local Round Tables: Realizing Their Full Potential.Produced by the B.C. Round Table on the Environment - and the Economy in partnership with the Commission on Resources and the Environment, the Fraser Basin Management Board and the National Round Table. A how-to guide on setting up a local round table, b+d.on B.C. examples. Model Round Table for Youth Kit. A guide for educators and facilitators that helps students simulate round tables on a, particular issue, identify key stakeholders and work through the consensus decision-making process. \ You cant Give it Abay: Tax Aspects o Ecologically Sqnsjtive~Lands. Published with the North American Wetlands Conxervation Council (Cana f a). Examines how Canadas tax systems can act as a disincentive to settingaside ecologically significant lands for conservation purposes: Code o Ethics (;ahd Guidelines for Sustainable
0fCana d s I / :

Model Youth Kit

Tourism. Published in partnership with the Tourism Association

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Focus

20t1lO:~ASmall Business

Guide

to Environmental

Management:

guide designed to help Canadian companies put environmental

responsibility

An action-oriented into. practice.

planning ,

O-ther -

.ProductS ..
Cassette and Music
and singer-poet,Meryn

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Video on Sustainable

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COURAGE
environment i \ National

Development.

Featuring

the Canadian rock respect for. the

group INFIDELS

Cadell, with an introduction I

among Canadian youth. _I

by Peter Gzowski. Encourages \ for Sustainable

Round.Table and Annual

Poster.

Includes the NRTEEs

ten,Objectives

Develop.ment.

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Reviews

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Spring 92 (Round Tables in Canada) Fall 92 (Biodiversity) Annual Review 91-92 Spring 93 (ENGOs) Fall 93 (Jobs and the Environment) Annual Review 92-93 ~ Spring 94 (Sustsiinable Communities) Fall 94 (Sustainable Development Winter 95 (Evaluating Round Tables) / / I Progress) , 1. > 1

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