加拿大资助了14个项目,以恢复对供水和土著文化至关重要的新不伦瑞克的圣约翰河。 Canada funds 14 projects to restore New Brunswick’s St. John River, vital for water supply and Indigenous culture.

加拿大政府拨款230万美元,用于14个项目,恢复和保护新不伦瑞克的圣约翰河,又称沃拉斯托克河。 The Canadian government has allocated $2.3 million to 14 projects restoring and protecting the St. John River, known as the Wolastoq River, in New Brunswick. 这笔资金是《淡水行动计划》的一部分,用于支持努力减少营养污染,监测PFAS等污染物,并通过社区主导的举措恢复生态系统。 The funding, part of the Freshwater Action Plan, supports efforts to reduce nutrient pollution, monitor contaminants like PFAS, and restore ecosystems through community-led initiatives. 关键项目包括培训土著社区成员进行水质监测,与农民合作恢复河岸,评估化学品对人类健康和野生动物的影响。 Key projects include training Indigenous community members in water quality monitoring, working with farmers to restore stream banks, and assessing chemical impacts on human health and wildlife. 河水为大约20%的新不伦瑞克人口提供饮用水,对Wolastoq人具有深刻的文化意义。 The river supplies drinking water to about 20% of New Brunswick’s population and holds deep cultural significance for the Wolastoq people.