National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors

National Priority Areas of Ecological Corridors Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors was initiated to strengthen the network of protected areas across Canada through the creation of ecological corridors. To achieve this goal, Parks Canada sought out to develop tools for a common approach on the scientific and governance aspects of corridor creation and management. The National Priority Areas for Ecological Corridors (NPAECs) were developed using a scientific framework for national-scale prioritization of where ecological corridors are most urgently needed. Improving or maintaining ecological connectivity in these areas will greatly benefit biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. The NPAECs were identified based on a methodology that is multivariate, data driven, national in scale, and spatially explicit at a coarse resolution. The Criteria for Ecological Corridors in Canada provide a common approach to ensure ecological corridors are managed and stewarded to maintain or restore effective ecological connectivity, while upholding Indigenous stewardship values. They are derived from the internationally recognized International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Guidelines on Connectivity and adapted to the Canadian context. The NPAECs geographic data layer, the list of datasets used to identify them, the Criteria and their accompanying guidance can be found below. More details and context about both program elements are available on the Program’s webpage (https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/corridors-ecologiques-ecological-corridors). 2024-10-08 Parks Canada bcg-gco@pc.gc.ca Government and PoliticsNature and EnvironmentEcological CorridorsNature LegacyEnvironment National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsESRI REST https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view/FeatureServer/0 National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsESRI REST https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view/FeatureServer/0 List of datasets used to identify National Priority Areas for Ecological CorridorsPDF https://apca.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/98822abc64f94eaea2ff520dbc74b3dd/data National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsGEOJSON https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view_-1443394669186373129.geojson? National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsSHP https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view_3223573406648845814.zip? National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsKMZ https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/National_Priority_Areas_of_Ecological_Corridors_view_-2184647232498207766.kmz? National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsGEOJSON https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view_9154582222690214636.geojson? National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsSHP https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view_8219056305759930158.zip? National Priority Areas of Ecological CorridorsKMZ https://services2.arcgis.com/wCOMu5IS7YdSyPNx/arcgis/rest/services/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view/FeatureServer/replicafilescache/Zones_Prioritaires_pour_les_Corridors_%C3%89cologiques_view_-5518241976805165805.kmz?

Parks Canada’s National Program for Ecological Corridors was initiated to strengthen the network of protected areas across Canada through the creation of ecological corridors. To achieve this goal, Parks Canada sought out to develop tools for a common approach on the scientific and governance aspects of corridor creation and management.

The National Priority Areas for Ecological Corridors (NPAECs) were developed using a scientific framework for national-scale prioritization of where ecological corridors are most urgently needed. Improving or maintaining ecological connectivity in these areas will greatly benefit biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation. The NPAECs were identified based on a methodology that is multivariate, data driven, national in scale, and spatially explicit at a coarse resolution.

The Criteria for Ecological Corridors in Canada provide a common approach to ensure ecological corridors are managed and stewarded to maintain or restore effective ecological connectivity, while upholding Indigenous stewardship values. They are derived from the internationally recognized International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Guidelines on Connectivity and adapted to the Canadian context.

The NPAECs geographic data layer, the list of datasets used to identify them, the Criteria and their accompanying guidance can be found below. More details and context about both program elements are available on the Program’s webpage (https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/corridors-ecologiques-ecological-corridors).

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