The City of Edmonton is hoping that Alberta's new wetland policy will help with replacing the natural wetlands that will be lost as the city expands to the south-east. As this Edmonton Journal article explains, the new wetlands policy will assign a value to natural wetlands based on biodiversity, its role in the landscape, and human use. This value will then determine how the lost wetland needs to be replaced. A map with values is expected before March 2015.
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