Canada's conserved areas

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The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. Canada's conserved areas indicators report the amount and proportion of Canada's terrestrial (land and freshwater) and marine area that is recognized as conserved. 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 As the area conserved in Canada increases, more lands and waters are withdrawn from direct human development stresses, thereby contributing to biodiversity conservation and improving the health of ecosystems.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. Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

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3 - Proportion of area conserved, Canada – French (4.2 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/1-aires-conservees-proportion.csv
3 - Proportion of area conserved, Canada – English (3.8 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/1-conserved-areas-proportion.csv
4 - Proportion of area conserved, by ecozone, Canada – French (2.7 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/2-aires-conservees-ecozones.csv
4 - Proportion of area conserved, by ecozone, Canada – English (2.5 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/2-conserved-areas-ecozones.csv
5 - Proportion of area conserved, by ecoregion, Canada – French (13.5 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/3-aires-conservees-ecoregions.csv
5 - Proportion of area conserved, by ecoregion, Canada – English (12.5 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/3-conserved-areas-ecoregions.csv
6 - Proportion of terrestrial area conserved, by province and territory, Canada – French (1.8 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/4-aires-conservees-terrestres-province-territoire.csv
6 - Proportion of terrestrial area conserved, by province and territory, Canada – English (1.7 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/4-conserved-areas-terrestrial-province-territory.csv
7 - Terrestrial area conserved, by reporting jurisdiction, Canada – French (2.3 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/5-aires-conservees-terrestres-autorite-competente.csv
7 - Terrestrial area conserved, by reporting jurisdiction, Canada – English (2.1 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/5-conserved-areas-terrestrial-jurisdiction.csv
8 - Marine area conserved, by reporting jurisdiction, Canada – French (1.3 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/6-aires-conservees-marines-autorite-competente.csv
8 - Marine area conserved, by reporting jurisdiction, Canada – English (1.1 kB) CSV https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/csv/cesindicators/canada-conserved-areas/2025/6-conserved-areas-marine-jurisdiction.csv
1 - Canada's conserved areas – English HTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/conserved-areas.html
2 - Data sources and methods – English HTML https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/conserved-areas.html#DSM
1 - Canada's conserved areas – French HTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/aires-conservees.html
2 - Data sources and methods – French HTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/indicateurs-environnementaux/aires-conservees.html#DSM

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