John Pattison makes the economic case for wetland conservation in the White Zone of Alberta. There are scientific and policy reasons to retain wetlands, but a business case is a story to justify financial investment. In association with the Vermilion River Watershed Plan, John outlines the costing of services that wetlands supply.
John Pattison, Research Consultant with Ducks Unlimited Canada gave his presentation at the CWRA/WPAC Joint Conference, March 13-15, 2013 in Red Deer Alberta.
From March 12-14th, 2013, people involved in water issues in Alberta met in Red Deer to discuss ideas and plans for managing water resources. The conference, jointly hosted by the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) Alberta Chapter and Alberta Watershed Planning & Advisory Councils (WPACs), emphasized the integrated planning that is necessary for water management in the future.
The Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network was able to record many of the keynote speakers and conference presentations.