Climate change
Parks Canada's report on conservation from 2018 to 2023
Parks Canada is engaged in climate-smart conservation — intentionally and deliberately considering climate change in management actions, and assessing and adapting for the future. Across the country, Parks Canada is setting forward-looking goals and developing strategies linked to key climate change risks, impacts and vulnerabilities.
By working with nature, we can reduce the effects of climate change on our communities and our environment, and be better positioned to adapt to change. Protected areas provide a natural solution to help buffer the effects of climate change by:
- conserving biodiversity
- providing ecosystem services like clean water and air
- connecting landscapes for species to move, migrate and adapt
- capturing and storing carbon
- supporting knowledge building as living laboratories
- inspiring hope for the future
72% 
of projects in 2022 to 2023
supported climate change adaptation
Featured projects
Carbon dynamics in the forests of national parks in Canada
Publishing a study that assesses and maps carbon dynamics in the forests of national parks.
Tracking changes in caribou habitat in a warming climate
Learning how climate change is affecting the Porcupine Caribou Herd range in Vuntut National Park.
Climate change adaptation workshops
Understanding climate change trends, vulnerabilities, risks, and identifying adaptation strategies.
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