2005 Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba

1. 2005Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba

2. Background • 1991-1997: Manitoba produced four State of Environment (SOE) reports • useful baseline data for the 2005 Sustainability Report. • 1998: Manitoba Government proclaimed The Sustainable Development Act • requirement is development of sustainability indicators and regular reporting

3. Purpose of Report • Provide Manitobans with timely and accurate information on important sustainability issues. • Track and interpret key multi-sector indicators in the province. • Attempt to show linkages and interdependencies • Provide a snapshot of Manitoba’s sustainability.

4. Sustainability Report - Process • Established Working Group (under MRT) • Reviewed existing models, indicators and data • Developed definitions and selection criteria • Identified key sustainability issues for Manitoba • Drafted proposed indicators

5. Sustainability Report - Process • Published “What You Told Us” document • Conducted public participation process

6. Sustainability Report - Process • Conducted technical review • MRT provided recommendations to government • Government refined indicator set • TBS /Central Policy process • Sustainability Report released June 2005

7. Sustainability Report - Content • Organized into 3 dimensions, 19 categories, and 42 indicators of sustainability.

8. Natural Environment - Categories • Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation • Fish • Forests • Air • Water • Climate Change

9. Natural Environment - Indicators

10. Conclusion - Natural Environment Resource management in Manitoba demonstrates notable success. Emerging challenges include: • Climate Change • Nutrient loading in Lake Winnipeg • Air pollution • Water

11. Economy - Categories • Economic Performance • Agricultural Viability • Mining • Energy Efficiency and Conservation • Consumption and Waste Management • Employment • Education

12. Economy - Indicators

13. Conclusion - Economy Manitoba shows progress in: • Economic performance • Employment and labor force trends • Energy efficiency Emerging challenges include agricultural viability

14. Social Well-Being - Categories • Demographics • Equity and Rights • Community and Culture • Governance • Health • Justice

15. Social Well-Being - Indicators

16. Conclusion - Social Well-Being Manitoba demonstrates positive trends in: • Heritage conservation • Demographics • Social equity Challenges include: • Health • Justice

17. The Big Picture The Ecological Footprint(EF) expresses our activities as the amount of productive land it takes to produce the inputs required and assimilate the wastes.

18. Link to Gov’t Performance Reporting • TBS released Gov’ts first performance report in 2005 – presents indicators that reflect priorities for Manitobans • Indicators used were closely linked with those in Sustainability Report and other indicator reports of Gov’t (e.g. Health, Early Childhood Development) • Future reports will continue this linkage

19. Conclusion • The first Sustainability Report for Manitoba followed a strategic process to identify and report the best available and most useful indicators in absence of high level sustainability goals and targets. • The aim for future reports is to provide more relevant information on high level sustainability goals of government and include more targets. • Reports will continue to inform and engage Manitobans and be shaped by provincial stakeholders and the public.

20. Questions? www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/sustainabilityreport/