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Position Brief on oil sands mining in Canada

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  • Private sector performance

This position brief states our position on oil sands mining in Canada. It highlights our current activites, guiding principles, policies we support and way of working.

Oil sands development has profound impacts on wetlands, especially for peatlands. Wetlands International considers oil sands development to be inappropriate due to its high carbon intensity and the far-reaching and often irreparable impacts on the land, water and ecosystems, especially wetlands, and this position brief details our position.

Position Brief on oil sands mining in Canada