Canada's conserved areas – Conserved areas, Canada
The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Canada's conserved areas indicators report the amount and proportion of Canada's terrestrial (land and freshwater) and marine area that is conserved. This includes areas recognized under the international definitions of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures. Land and/or water access and use within protected areas are controlled primarily for the purpose of conserving biodiversity, regardless of proprietary designation (for example, park, conservation area or wildlife reserve). Other effective area-based conservation measures are also managed over the long term in ways that result in the effective conservation 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. As the conserved area in Canada increases, more lands and waters are withdrawn from direct human development stresses, thereby contributing to biodiversity conservation and improving the health of ecosystems. In turn, healthy ecosystems provide benefits such as clean water, mitigation of climate change, pollination and improved human health. 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.
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
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Canada's conserved areas – EnglishHTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Canada's conserved areas – FrenchHTMLFrench guide HTML
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Data sources and methods – EnglishHTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Data sources and methods – FrenchHTMLFrench guide HTML
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Interactive indicator map – EnglishHTMLEnglish application HTML
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Interactive indicator map – FrenchHTMLFrench application HTML
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Conserved areas, Canada – RESTESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Conserved areas, Canada – RESTESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
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Conserved areas, Canada – WMSWMSEnglish web_service WMS
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Conserved areas, Canada – WMSWMSFrench web_service WMS
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Electronic Mail Address: Nathalie.Trudeau@canada.ca