| While we continue to exceed parkland standards for urban areas, logging and housing development are taking a toll on our sensitive ecosystems. |
From the air we breathe to the ground we walk on, a healthy and sustainable environment is an important part of the quality of life in our community. |
As of May, 2007, there were 17 projects in Greater Victoria registered or certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. Source |
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Greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks in Greater Victoria were 1.7 tonnes per person in 2001. Of ten cities studied by Transport Canada, Victoria had the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions. The next lowest was Vancouver at 2.1 tonnes per person. 
In 2004-05, 21.1 hectares of land were taken out of the Capital Region’s Agricultural Land Reserve (land protected for agricultural use), and 0.1 hectares were put into it. The rate of exclusion (taking land out) dropped significantly from the previous year’s 355.8 hectares. 
A widely used planning standard for measuring parkland suggests 103 square meters square per person. In 2003, Greater Victoria had an average of 140 square meters per person of parkland. 
In 2004, the average daily consumption of water in Greater Victoria for residential use was 357 litres per person, an increase of 2.5% since 1999. 
Between 1992 and 2002, 1,722 hectares of sensitive or important ecosystems – areas that are native to the region - have been disturbed by logging, housing, road development and other human activities. Only one third of sensitive or important ecosystems are found in parks. 
