Climate change and protected areas
Canada’s network of protected areas provide a natural solution for climate change by conserving biodiversity, protecting ecosystem services, connecting landscapes, capturing and storing carbon, building knowledge and understanding and inspiring people.
By protecting our lands and oceans, we help fight and mitigate the effects of climate change. Lands and oceans act as carbon sinks, absorbing emissions that would otherwise heat our planet. They provide refuge and migration routes for native animal species. Protected areas tend to be more resilient to climate change.
Research on “biofilms” shows the extent of change in the Arctic.
Eelgrass meadows and salt marshes have shown an impressive ability to capture and store carbon.
This habitat restoration project aims to enhance the survival of salmon in the face of climate change.
"The waves and wind actually change this environment constantly. "
"Our fire history is changing, our species composition – tree species composition are changing."
Forillon National Park is tackling coastal erosion that has been aggravated by climate change.