7377

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7377
• Author: Kusler, J. A. and S. Daly.
• Title: Wetlands and River Corridor Management.
• USFW Year: 1989.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 1
Sumnary of Areas of Heritage Land in Canada
Provincial and
Sector Federal Territorial
Conservation Focus
° Parks, Ecological Reserves
and Mature Areas 18 534 000 11 440 928
° Wildlife Areas 11 611 976 23 581 901
° Other Conservation Areas 963 661 2 482 775
° Waterways and Marine Parks 316 500 252 902
Sub total 3 426 31) 37 758 506)
Other Heritage Values
° Historic, Archeological 15 128 30 478
° Other Recreation 3 428 1 529 828
Total (ha) 31 444 693 39 318 812
Combined Total (ha) 70 763 505
Percentage 44% 56%
* An analysis of data presented in Ward and Killham (1987).
e. Protect and improve 2.2 million hectares of
wetland habitat in Canada by 2000;
f. Protect and enhance 0.8 million hectares of
habitat in the United States;
g. Improve the quality and carrying capacity of
existing protected habitat;
h. Maintain internationally designated habitat
areas;
i. Maintain habitat quality and minimize conta-
mination; and
j. Contribute to soil and water conservation.
f. Support local and public participation in
resource management and tourism, recreation,
and nature programs; and
q. Reduce crop damage, soil and water erosion
and degradation, and protect food production
capacity.
NAWMP Status
NAWMP is managed by a 12 person, international
Joint Management Committee with equal representa-
tion from Canada and the United States. Currently,
initial funding has been secured for expenditure
in Canada. Four joint Habitat Ventures have been
implemented:
Socio-Economic Goals of NAWMP
a. Create new economic opportunities for tour-
ism, outdoor recreation and land management;
b. Protect the $1 billion annual economic
contribution of waterfowl to Canadians and
40,000 jobs in goods and services derived
through local economies;
c. Contribute to regional development (e.g.
western diversification objectives);
d. Support local economies through land acqui-
sition, leases, material purchases, and
local hiring of contractors, farmers, and
land and wildlife managers;
e. Support subsistence and native resource uses
of waterfowl;
a. Prairies (grasslands and wetlands);
b. Eastern (Atlantic coastal marshes);
c. Black Duck (eastern Canada); and
d. Arctic Goose (Northwest Territories).
A fifth joint habitat venture -- Pacific Coast
(estuaries) -- is expected to be initiated in the
1989 to 1990 period.
WETLAND SCIENCE AND NETWORKS LEADERSHIP
Through its various provincial and territorial
governments and through the federal government,
Canada has made considerable progress in pro-
tecting and conserving critical ecosystems (Rubec
1988). These efforts apply to a wide range of
wetlands and their associated wildlife. Table 1
provides an overview of the land area currently
under conservation status in Canada.
Governments in Canada collectively manage over
70 million ha of heritage lands (Ward and Killham
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