Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The new map of the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/north-american-protected-areas-2021/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>North America Protected Areas</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> is an update of the map published in 2017 by the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Commission for Environmental Cooperation</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>. This new map integrates the most recent databases available as of August 2021 in Canada, the United States and Mexico.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>As defined by the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.iucn.org/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>, a protected area represents: “A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystems services and cultural values”.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/north-american-protected-areas-2021/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>North America Protected Areas map</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> shows all the areas that have been categorized in the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/about/protected-area-categories" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification scheme</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>, and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), areas that do not meet the formal definition of protected areas but are managed in a way that conserves biodiversity over the long term and are subject to special protection.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Protected areas shown in the updated North America Protected Areas map include areas such as National Parks, Provincial or State Parks, Territorial Parks, Indigenous Protected Areas, National Wildlife Areas and Refugees, Migratory Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas in Canada. In the United states, the map encompasses areas dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity by means of legal structures such as Fees, Easements and other types of legal designation actions. In Mexico, the map reports important areas dedicated to preservation such as Biosphere Reserves, National, State and Municipal Parks, Voluntary Conservation Areas and other conservation establishments such as UNESCO World Heritage sites and Ramsar sites.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The main data sources for this new map are comprised by the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/protected-conserved-areas-database.html" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> (a databases that replaces the previous Conservation Areas Reporting and Tracking System (CARTS)), the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/science-analytics-and-synthesis/gap/science/pad-us-data-download?qt-science_center_objects=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, and the </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.protectedplanet.net/country/MEX" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Mexican protected areas reported by the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The new map standardizes 23 information attributes on protected areas across North America. Adding information on other conservation areas not categorized by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the full description of IUCN categories, link to source information for all polygons, comments reported by the source data provider, definition of sub-surface rights status (only in Canada), areas counted towards the Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 (only in Canada), Governance type describing the decision-making structure of protected or conserved areas (Canada and Mexico only), and the codes describing the USA classification for protected areas (only in the USA).</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/north-american-protected-areas-2021/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2021. “Protected Areas of North America, 2021”. Environment and Climate Change Canada, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), The UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Ed. 2.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000].
Name: Áreas Prioritarias de Conservación: Pastizales, 2010
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>In 2004, 55 GPCAs were identified by biodiversity experts through research and a workshop co-organized by the CEC. Details of the initial selection process can be found in </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/files/documents/publications/2568-north-american-grassland-priority-conservation-areas-en.pdf" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>North American Grassland Priority Conservation Areas: Technical Report and Documentation</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, and the CEC publication </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/files/documents/publications/1964-grasslands-toward-north-american-conservation-strategy-en.pdf" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Grasslands: Toward a North American Conservation Strategy</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>In 2010, the GPCAs were updated by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) with data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on national and international land cover and elevations; habitat, species, priority areas and land cover data from states, universities and nongovernmental organizations; USGS Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) and Christmas Bird Counts; Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) bird and vegetation surveys; Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) bird surveys; and from individual researchers. The details for the revision of each GPCA can be found in </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/files/documents/publications/4200-assessment-and-revisions-north-american-grassland-priority-conservation-areas-en.pdf" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Assessment and Revisions of North American Grassland Priority Conservation Areas</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/priority-conservation-areas-grasslands-2010/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2010. “Priority Conservation Areas: Grasslands, 2010”. The Nature Conservancy, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Ed. 2.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000].
Name: Sitios de cuadros de mando ecológicos de AMP
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>To assess the environmental conditions of </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/mpa-ecological-scorecards-sites/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>marine protected areas (MPAs)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, experts developed an </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://nmsmarineprotectedareas.blob.core.windows.net/marineprotectedareas-prod/media/archive/pdf/helpful-resources/factsheets/mpa_classification_may2011.pdf" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Ecological Assessment Scorecard methodology</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>, which distills large amounts of complex technical and traditional/local ecological knowledge about MPA conditions.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>These scorecards are an easy yet powerful tool for MPA managers to share evidence-based ecological information about water, habitat and living resources. The first 10 MPA ecological scorecard sites are located in the Bering Sea to Baja California Region (B2B) region. Additional sites are being added by the countries as time and funding permits.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>The scorecard for each of the MPAs is based on standard questions about three key themes: water, habitat and living resources, to describe environmental health. Conditions for each ecosystem element addressed by the questions were defined on a five-point scale, ranging from superior (best it could be) to critical (worst it could be). Trends in conditions were likewise defined in five categories ranging from rapidly improving to rapidly diminishing (likely to reach a different state in five years) and stable (unlikely to change beyond normal variation). Initially 14 questions were used and this was revised to 12 after the first 10 MPAs were scored.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/mpa-ecological-scorecards-sites/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2008. “North American Marine Protected Areas Ecological Scorecard Sites”. NOAA's Marine Protected Areas Center. Ed. 1.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000].
Name: Especies terrestres de interés común para la conservación
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Commission on Environmental Cooperation</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, in concert with a trinational group of experts, has identified </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/terrestrial-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>North American species of common conservation concern (SCCC)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>. These terrestrial and marine species comprise a group of important migratory, transboundary and endemic species selected from among the continent’s great wealth of wild flora and fauna, which require regional cooperation for their effective conservation.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/terrestrial-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Terrestrial species of common conservation concern</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN> were selected in 1999 by an experts’ working group convened by the CEC. Initially, consultants to the CEC compiled lists of bird and mammal species taken from national endangered species lists in all three countries. The intent was to identify species that would benefit most from collaborative action among two or all three countries. Given the respective mandates of the participating wildlife agencies in the three countries, only birds and mammals were included the initial lists. A workshop with experts from the three countries was then convened to identify both mandatory and recommended criteria for selection of species of common conservation concern. The criteria were as follows:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Mandatory criteria:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Species must be transboundary or migratory, and thus exist in at least two of the participating countries. Transboundary species for consideration included both shared populations, as well as populations of species that extend their range across international boundaries, but are not a shared population.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Selected species for this pilot project must be either a bird or mammal. Birds listed under existing bilateral treaties are of particular interest.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Recommended criteria:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Priority will be given to bird and mammal species that are endangered or threatened in one or more countries, extirpated from at least one country, or are species of special conservation concern. The latter category includes species that are designated as Rare or require Special Protection in Mexico, candidate species for listing in the United States, and species designated as Vulnerable by COSEWIC in Canada. Species of conservation concern for this project also includes those species that are of ecological or other significance, including keystone, umbrella, flagship, indicator, and endemic species; species of taxonomic rarity; and instances where a high percentage of the global population occurs in North America.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Priority will also be given to selecting species that are likely to successfully demonstrate the importance of trilateral or bilateral cooperation, and increase awareness of biodiversity issues across North America.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/terrestrial-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2008. “North American Terrestrial Species of Common Conservation Concern”. Ed. 1.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000].
Name: Especies marinas de interés común para la conservación
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>The </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Commission on Environmental Cooperation</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, in concert with a trinational group of experts, has identified </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>North American species of common conservation concern (SCCC)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>. These terrestrial and marine species comprise a group of important migratory, transboundary and endemic species selected from among the continent’s great wealth of wild flora and fauna, which require regional cooperation for their effective conservation.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Marine species of common conservation concern</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN> were selected in 1999 by an experts’ working group convened by the CEC. Initially, consultants to the CEC compiled lists of bird and mammal species taken from national endangered species lists in all three countries. The intent was to identify species that would benefit most from collaborative action among two or all three countries. Given the respective mandates of the participating wildlife agencies in the three countries, only birds and mammals were included the initial lists. A workshop with experts from the three countries was then convened to identify both mandatory and recommended criteria for selection of species of common conservation concern. The criteria were as follows:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Mandatory criteria:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Species must be transboundary or migratory, and thus exist in at least two of the participating countries. Transboundary species for consideration included both shared populations, as well as populations of species that extend their range across international boundaries, but are not a shared population.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Selected species for this pilot project must be either a bird or mammal. Birds listed under existing bilateral treaties are of particular interest.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Recommended criteria:</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Priority will be given to bird and mammal species that are endangered or threatened in one or more countries, extirpated from at least one country, or are species of special conservation concern. The latter category includes species that are designated as Rare or require Special Protection in Mexico, candidate species for listing in the United States, and species designated as Vulnerable by COSEWIC in Canada. Species of conservation concern for this project also includes those species that are of ecological or other significance, including keystone, umbrella, flagship, indicator, and endemic species; species of taxonomic rarity; and instances where a high percentage of the global population occurs in North America.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>Priority will also be given to selecting species that are likely to successfully demonstrate the importance of trilateral or bilateral cooperation, and increase awareness of biodiversity issues across North America.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/marine-species-of-common-conservation-concern/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2008. “North American Marine Species of Common Conservation Concern”. Ed. 1.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000].
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>This map shows different </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/wetlands/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>wetland types, as well as lakes and rivers, across North America</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>The map was made using the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD) Level 3, which was created using a variety of the best available sources for lakes and wetlands on a global scale.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Level 3 of the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD) comprises lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and different wetland types in the form of a global raster map at 30-sec resolution. GLWD-3 may serve as an estimate of wetland extents for global hydrology and climatology models, or to identify large-scale wetland distributions and important wetland complexes.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Source: Lehner, B., and P. Döll. 2004. Development and validation of a global database of lakes, reservoirs and wetlands. Journal of Hydrology 296/1-4: 1–22. </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/data/item1877.html" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Global Lakes and Wetlands Database</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN> available through World Wildlife Fund (WWF).</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:0 0 11 0;"><A href="http://www.cec.org:80/north-american-environmental-atlas/wetlands/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Files Download</SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 2004. “North American Wetlands”. World Wildlife Fund US, Global Lakes and Wetlands Database, Level 3. Ed. 1.0, Vector digital data [1:10,000,000]. Lehner, B. and Doell, P. (2004): Development and validation of a global database of lakes, reservoirs and wetlands. Journal of Hydrology 296/1-4: 1-22.
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Description: This layer represents the boundaries for the continents of the world. It provides a basemap layer that has been generalized and is best viewed out beyond a scale of 1:5,000,000.