| Indicator 1.1 |
The area of land in Peel owned by conservation authorities
amounts to 4,889 ha representing 4% of the total land area of Peel. |
| Indicator 2.1 |
The total area of wetlands in Peel Region declined almost
2,000 hectares or 37% between 1982 and 1998. |
| Indicator 2.2 |
3 unevaluated wetlands were evaluated and added to the
inventory of Peel Region wetlands. This added approximately 18 ha to
the total area of wetlands in Peel. |
| Indicator 2.3 |
Woodland areas presently cover 17,976 ha in Peel, representing
almost 15 % of the total land area of the Region. |
| Indicator 2.4 |
Less than 4,000 ha of forest interior woodland (100 m.
buffer) remains in Peel, representing 22% of the total woodland area
of the Region. The ratio of woodland area to perimeter is 7:1 in Peel. |
| Indicator 2.5 |
Almost 77% of woodlands in Peel are situated surrounding
or adjacent to wetland areas. |
| Indicator 2.6 |
The total area of ESAs in Peel is 7,971 hectares. This
represents 6.5% of the total land area of Peel, compared to 5.4% when
the ESAs were originally identified. |
| Indicator 2.7 |
The MNR has currently identified 33 Areas of Natural &
Scientific Interest in Peel Region. 14 of these ANSIs have been evaluated
as provincially significant. |
| Indicator 4.1 |
The average population density of Peel Region in 1996
was 2,126 people per square kilometre. The average population density
of residential areas was 3,400 people per square kilometre in 1996. |
| Indicator 4.2 |
The ratio of spills per 1,000 population increased from
0.26 spills per thousand in 1991 to 0.39 spills per thousand in 1996. |
| Indicator 4.3 |
The average proportion of spills over the 1990-97 period
with a confirmed or possible environmental impact was 60.2 percent.
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| Indicator 4.4 |
In 1997, the KMS Peel incinerator provided 50 million
kilowatt hours of energy from waste to energy users in Peel. This represented
85 percent of its total energy production. |
| Indicator 4.5 |
The per capita reduction in solid waste going to landfill
since 1987 improved from -20.3% in 1990 to -34.0% in 1997. |
| Indicator 4.6 |
The average waste generated per person per year in Peel
dropped from 340 to 295 kilograms, during the 1991-96 period. |
| Indicator 5.1 |
The area of cropland in Peel declined 5.9% during the
1986 -96 period. This compares to a 7.3% decline in total farm area
for the same period. |
| Indicator 5.2 |
Over the last two years in the Town of Caledon, 19 severances
have been granted that resulted in the conversion of 37.8 acres of agricultural
land to non-agricultural use. |
| Indicator 5.3 |
The rural farm population as a proportion of total rural
population in Peel has declined from 5.7% in 1981 to 2.7% in 1991. |
| Indicator 5.4 |
The area of farmland using herbicides represented 37.8%
of total farm area in the 1995, compared to an average of 35.9% for
the 1986-95 period. The area of farmland using insecticides and fungicides
represented 11.4% of total farm area in 1995, compared to an average
of 9.8% for the 1986-95 period. |
| Indicator 5.5 |
Nearly 200 farm families participated in Environmental
Farm Plan program workshops in Peel Region during the 1993-97 period. |
| Indicator 5.6 |
The amount of licensed extraction area in Peel Region
that was disturbed for extraction declined 2.7 % over the 1987-97 period.
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| Indicator 5.7 |
Of the area of land in Peel disturbed for the purposes
of aggregate extraction, 11.4 % underwent progressive rehabilitation
in 1997. |
