Nova Scotia has a new Biodiversity Act (the
"Act") that will give the Minister of
Lands and Forestry (the "Minister")
the power to, among other things, create Biodiversity Management
Zones (a "BMZ") for the purpose of the
conservation or sustainable use of specified biodiversity
values.
The Act, originally introduced in 2019, is perhaps more notable
for the debate surrounding the proposed legislation than for the
final result.
After concerns raised at the Law Amendment Committee in 2019,
the Bill was paused for further consultation, prior to its
re-introduction in March, 2021. The bill was given royal assent on
April 19, 2021 and will come into effect on October 1, 2021.
What the Act does
