Ecosection boundaries with percent protected, number of overlapping protected areas and other attributes added as a result of geoprocessing in the Protected Area System Overview (PASO) application. Protected area and park representation by ecosection provides a landscape context for natural resource planning processes such as; management plans, land use zoning, environmental risk assessment, landscape analysis, habitat supply, and management of high priority species. Ecosections are distinguished from each other by enduring characteristics such as minor physiographic and macroclimatic or oceanographic variations. For more information on ecosections and the Ecoregion Classification System see: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/ecoregions/index.html. For important warnings about using this data for spatial analysis see the Data Quality section of the metadata

A floristic habitat is a protected area that contains at least one floristic species designated as threatened or vulnerable and that is identified in section 7 of the Regulation Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable Floristic Species and Their Habitats.To date, 58 floristic habitats have been created. They are mainly located on land under the domain of the State and a few are on private land. As stated in section 17 of the Act Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable Species, any activities likely to modify the biophysical characteristics specific to these habitats are prohibited.Following the 13 September 2013 update of the Register of Protected Areas, plant habitats encumbered in whole or in part by mineral, gas or oil rights were removed from the Register in order to comply with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria for protected areas. As a result, only 29 floristic habitats remain on the Register and can be consulted in the protected areas layer. To visualize all floristic habitats, including the 29 habitats that are not included in the Register of Protected Areas, you must consult the Floristic Habitats layer. **This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act spatial dataset defines land areas in Saskatchewan that are protected under this specific legislation.Wildlife habitat protection act spatial data has been created to maintain a comprehensive, dynamic and accessible record that defines land areas in Saskatchewan that are protected under this specific legislation. Lands protected under The Wildlife Habitat Protection Act and described in the Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Lands Designation Regulations.

Since they are essential environments for wildlife, eleven categories of habitats benefit from legal protection in Quebec. Together, they protect a great diversity of wildlife species, including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, certain large mammals, such as caribou and deer, as well as numerous species of seabirds and waterfowl.Among the protected habitats, there are also those of endangered or vulnerable wildlife species.### #LOI AND REGULATIONS* Wildlife Conservation and Development Act* Wildlife Habitat Regulation* Regulation on threatened or vulnerable wildlife species and their habitats### #LISTE LEGALLY PROTECTED WILDLIFE HABITATS* Area of concentration of waterbirds* Caribou calving area north of the 52nd parallel* Caribou use area south of the 52nd parallel* White-tailed deer containment area* Cliff inhabited by a bird colony* Island or peninsula inhabited by a bird colony* Habitat of a threatened or vulnerable wildlife species* Heron (including the nest and the 0-200 m and 200-500 m bands that surround it)* Fish habitat* Muskrat habitat* MudflatA shape file exists for all wildlife habitats in the province of Quebec.Wildlife habitats located on mixed and private lands are also found for information purposes.### #SOURCES CARTOGRAPHICWildlife habitats are digitized using as a reference, in particular:* Quebec topographic database (BDTQ);* Domain layer of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF);* Administrative divisions of Quebec on a scale of 1/20,000;* Digital imagery.References may vary depending on the case. Other sources can also be used### #MISE DATA UPDATEThe updating of wildlife habitat data follows a variable planning according to the habitat category and according to the inventories carried out and the needs of regional and central departments.### #Mise on guard: The digital version of geo-descriptive data describing wildlife habitats is produced from a legal perspective of location, protection and management of habitats. In fact, only the digital version that has been published in the Official Gazette of Quebec is recognized as legal.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) subzone\variant\phase boundaries with percent protected, number of overlapping protected areas and other attributes added as a result of geoprocessing in the Protected Area System Overview (PASO) application. Protected area and park representation by BEC unit provides a small scale ecosystem classification context for natural resource planning processes such as; management plans, land use zoning, environmental risk assessment, landscape analysis, habitat supply, and management of high priority species. Biogeoclimatic subzones are the basic unit of the BEC system. Subzones are grouped into biogeoclimatic zones to create more generalized units, and subdivided into biogeoclimatic variants and phases to create more specific or climatically homogeneous units. For more information on the BEC system see: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/. For important warnings about using this data for spatial analysis see the Data Quality section of the metadata

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one among a number of spatial management tools, and are defined as areas that are established for the long-term, and managed through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.Currently, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a number of MPAs designated under the Oceans Act and Areas of Interest for new MPAs at various stages of progress towards designation. These areas are ecologically significant, with species and/or features that require special management consideration.  An Oceans Act MPA can be established for any of the six conservation purposes outlined in the Act:• The conservation and protection of commercial and non-commercial fishery resources, including marine mammals, and their habitats;  • The conservation and protection of endangered or threatened marine species, and their habitats;  • The conservation and protection of unique habitats;  • The conservation and protection of marine areas of high biodiversity or biological productivity; • The conservation and protection of any other marine resource or habitat as is necessary to fulfill the mandate of the Minister; and• The conservation and protection of marine areas for the purposes of maintaining ecological integrity

Nature Legacy protected areas are newly established protected areas and contribute to New Brunswick’s 10% target for protected land.

A Public Right Area Object representing the spatial extent of a protected landscape as a result of the public interest or common good. These areas can include habitat, wilderness areas and other special management areas. This cadastral framework provides a parcel base of properly structured vector data designed and suited for Geographical Information System (GIS) application and can be used for land management purposes. This data set is not be used for defining boundaries. Administrative decisions should be based on legal documents and legal survey plans.Distributed from [GeoYukon](https://yukon.ca/geoyukon) by the [Government of Yukon](https://yukon.ca/maps) . Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon's digital map data collection.For more information: [geomatics.help@yukon.ca](mailto:geomatics.help@yukon.ca)

Nature Legacy protected areas are newly established protected areas and contribute to New Brunswick’s 10% target for protected land.

This dataset contains parks and protected areas managed for important conservation values and are dedicated for the preservation of their natural environments for the inspiration, use and enjoyment of the public. Places of special ecological importance are designated as ecological reserves for scientific research and educational purposes. Source data is Tantalis. *April 18, 2018: Prior to this date this dataset had one spatial boundary per park per survey plan that intersected the boundary of that park. This resulted in multiple identical boundaries for each park that had more than one survey plan overlapping it’s boundaries. The change aggregated the park data so that there is just one boundary per park with the plan numbers concatenated into a single column where each different plan number is separated by a comma.