Global Trends in Conserved Areas

Global Trends in Conserved Areas The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Global Trends in Conserved Areas indicator reports the amount and percentage of global terrestrial and marine area conserved for the preservation of nature. The indicator also shows a comparison of area protected among 10 selected countries. Global information on protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures is collected, analyzed and made available by the World Database on Protected Areas and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures. Land and/or water access and use within protected areas are controlled primarily for the purpose of conserving nature (for example, a park, a conservation area or a wildlife reserve). Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are also managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the conservation of biodiversity, regardless of their stated objectives. Conserved areas (protected areas and OECMs) are key management tools used for the preservation of biodiversity. Well-managed conserved areas are one way to protect wild species and their habitats for present and future generations. Habitat conservation is a measure of human response to the loss of biodiversity and natural habitat. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated. Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators 2023-08-15 Environment and Climate Change Canada indicateurs-indicators@ec.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentEnvironmentSustainable developmentEnvironmental indicatorsNature conservationMarine conservation areasConservationConservation areasBiological diversityenvironmental indicatorsnatureprotected habitatsprotected areasprovinceterritoryarea protectedlandfreshwaterterrestrialconserved areaslandsoceansmarinebiodiversityecological areashabitat conservationconservation Global Trends in Conserved Areas - EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/global-trends-conserved-areas.html Global Trends in Conserved Areas - FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/global-trends-conserved-areas.html Data sources and methods – EnglishHTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/global-trends-conserved-areas.html#DSM Data sources and methods – FrenchHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/tendances-mondiales-aires-conservees.html#DSM Percentage of global area conserved in relation to global 2030 targets, May 2023 - English (CSV; 982 B)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-1-global-conserved-areas-en.csv Percentage of global area conserved in relation to global 2030 targets, May 2023 - French (CSV; 1.18 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-1-superficie-mondiale-conservee-fr.csv Percentage of global area conserved, 1990 to 2023 - English (CSV; 1.89 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-2-percentage-conserved-en.csv Percentage of global area conserved, 1990 to 2023 - French (CSV; 2.12 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-2-pourcentage-conservee-fr.csv Area protected and percentage of territory protected, selected countries, 2023 - English (CSV; 2.11 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-3-countries-en.csv Area protected and percentage of territory protected, selected countries, 2023 - French (CSV; 2.39 kB)CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/global-trends-conserved-areas/2023/figure-3-pays-fr.csv

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Global Trends in Conserved Areas indicator reports the amount and percentage of global terrestrial and marine area conserved for the preservation of nature. The indicator also shows a comparison of area protected among 10 selected countries. Global information on protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures is collected, analyzed and made available by the World Database on Protected Areas and the World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures. Land and/or water access and use within protected areas are controlled primarily for the purpose of conserving nature (for example, a park, a conservation area or a wildlife reserve). Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) are also managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for the conservation of biodiversity, regardless of their stated objectives. Conserved areas (protected areas and OECMs) are key management tools used for the preservation of biodiversity. Well-managed conserved areas are one way to protect wild species and their habitats for present and future generations. Habitat conservation is a measure of human response to the loss of biodiversity and natural habitat. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

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