Ecosystem+Impacts

=__**The Ecosystem Impacts**__= > toc toc
 * =====Disrupt the landscape by removing vegetation and other land cover (overburden), affecting drainage over a wide area =====
 * This can destroy wetlands and eliminate peatlands, which take centuries to develop.
 * Impacts have long-term effects on local ecosystems, and there is little possibility that the ecosystem functions of disrupted areas will be restored.
 * Sometimes, mining operations require the complete removal of wetlands, which recharge groundwater when functioning as part of a healthy ecosystem
 * The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) is a non-profi t organization composed of government, industry, academia and environmental groups.
 * The Alberta government's role is to monitor and verify that industry undertakes their plans effectively

=__**Goals of the ABMI**__=


 * Maintaining the integrity of large river corridors to enable wildlife movement.
 * Progressively reclaiming land in key wildlife areas.
 * Increasing access for wildlife movement.
 * Deterring wildlife from entering industrial areas using sound, effigies and other deterrence tools.
 * Reducing industrial footprints by encouraging different operators to share site

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