Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada: A National Process to Support Strategic Biodiversity Action [Data]

Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada: A National Process to Support Strategic Biodiversity Action.</p><p dir="ltr">Datasets provided are:</p><ol><li>KBA Centroids (data underlying manuscript Figure 3) - Locations of published KBAs and KBAs in development in Canada.</li><li>Taxonomic Breakdown (Figure 4) - Taxonomic breakdown of taxa meeting KBA criteria within published KBAs and KBAs in development.</li><li>Protected Areas (Figure 5) - Protected area coverage of published KBAs.</li><li>Jurisdiction (Figure S1) - Jurisdiction and level (global or national) of published KBAs.</li><li>Realms (Figure S2) - Realms (also referred to as "systems") associated with published KBAs.</li><li>Land Cover (Figure S3) - Land cover types within published KBAs.</li><li>Threats (Figure S4) - Threats reported within published KBAs.</li><li>Conservation Actions (Figure S5) - Conservation actions within published KBAs.</li><li>Species At Risk (SAR) in KBAs - Non-extirpated species listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) that have been recorded within a KBA.</li></ol><p dir="ltr">All data is current as of September 15, 2026.

For up-to-date information about Canada's Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), please visit <a href="kbacanada.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kbacanada.org</a>.</p>