Archived: Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy 2016-17, Environment and Climate Change Canada, chapter 1

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Section 1: Overview of the Federal Government's Approach to Sustainable Development

The Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) 2013-16 presents the Government of Canada's sustainable development activities, as required by the Federal Sustainable Development Act. In keeping with the objectives of the Act to make environmental decision making more transparent and accountable to Parliament, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) supports the implementation of the FSDS through the activities identified in this supplementary information table.

This Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy (DSDS) presents the 2016-17 planned contributions and expected results for Theme I - Addressing Climate Change and Air Quality, Theme II - Maintaining Water Quality and Availability, Theme III - Protecting Nature and Canadians, and Theme IV - Shrinking the Environmental Footprint - Beginning with Government.

For additional context, please see Sections 5 and 6 of this DSDS.

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