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Ecosystem Status and Trends Report for Canada Status and Trends Component Status and Trends Component th National Report to CBD of 4 of 4 th National Report to CBD Presented by Risa Smith Presented by Risa Smith Environment Canada
Ecosystem Status and Trends Canadian Councils of Resource Ministers
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Purpose Purpose Deliverables
Completion Sept. 2009
Deliverables
Completion Sept. 2009
Scope
What’s In. What’s Out.
Scope
What’s In. What’s Out.
Critical Success Factors
Risk Management
Critical Success Factors
Risk Management
Project Team Project Team Project Governance Project Governance Interdependencies w ith other Initiatives/Projects Resources Resources
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G u l f
M a i n e a n d S c
i a n S h e l f Hudson & James Bay & Foxe Basin Newfoundland and Labrador Shelves Canadian Arctic Archipelago North Coast & Hecate Strait / Haida Quiannis Strait of Georgia Taiga Plain Gulf of St Lawrence and St. Lawrence Estuary Vancouver Island West Coast B e a u f
t S e a Atlantic Maritime Prairie Montane Cordillera Hudson Plain Boreal Shield Pacific Maritime Boreal Plain Boreal Cordillera Taiga Shield Taiga Cordillera Mixed Wood Plains
Great Lakes Lake Winnipeg & Lake Manitoba
Arctic Newfoundland Boreal Western Interior Basin
15 Terrestrial Ecozones 9 marine 2 Large Lake Systems
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Introduction
Context, Scope, Purpose, Links to other reports
Introduction
Context, Scope, Purpose, Links to other reports
Concepts and Principles
Definitions, Ecosystem values, Ecosystem approach, Sustainable Use
Concepts and Principles
Definitions, Ecosystem values, Ecosystem approach, Sustainable Use
Overiew of Canada＇s Ecosystems
Historical changes, goods & services in national context
Overiew of Canada＇s Ecosystems
Historical changes, goods & services in national context
Ecozone Status & Trends Assessment
▪ One subchapter per ecozone (15 terrestrial; 9 marine; 2 separate freshwater) ▪ History of changes ▪ Description of Ecosystem Condition ▪ Indicators: Drivers, Composition (biomes such as grasslands, wetlands, forests by type, agricultural lands, urban areas etc.), Structure, Function, Ecosystem Goods and Services, Human Influences ▪ Integration
Ecozone Status & Trends Assessment
▪ One subchapter per ecozone (15 terrestrial; 9 marine; 2 separate freshwater) ▪ History of changes ▪ Description of Ecosystem Condition ▪ Indicators: Drivers, Composition (biomes such as grasslands, wetlands, forests by type, agricultural lands, urban areas etc.), Structure, Function, Ecosystem Goods and Services, Human Influences ▪ Integration
Recurring Issues & Trends
▪ National Trends – Physiognomic Units (Biomes); EGS, Human Influences ▪ Global Context – International comparisons, unique stewardship responsibilities ▪ Recommendations: Monitoring & Information gaps and priorities
Recurring Issues & Trends
▪ National Trends – Physiognomic Units (Biomes); EGS, Human Influences ▪ Global Context – International comparisons, unique stewardship responsibilities ▪ Recommendations: Monitoring & Information gaps and priorities
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Summary table for each ecozone will be similar to this example. Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Biodiversity Synthesis. 2005
Boreal Temperate Tropical Temperate Mediterranean Tropical Desert Inland water Coastal Marine Island Mountain Polar Dryland Forest Habitat change Climate change Invasive species Over- exploitation Pollution (N,P) Arrow = current trend Colour density = biodiversity impact over last century
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