One manifestation of this is the AER's setting of the goal of no net loss of caribou habitat in the relevant range. (ablawg.ca)
Despite claims of responsible and sustainable tar sands development, the Alberta government continues to sell new petroleum and natural gas leases in five threatened caribou range areas — including the tar sands region — despite unacceptably high industrial disturbance of caribou habitat in those areas. (dirtyoilsands.org)
The Alberta government has not, however, made any commitment to no net loss as a goal for caribou habitat on a project by project basis. (ablawg.ca)