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

Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada: A National Process to Support Strategic Biodiversity Action.</p><p dir="ltr">Resources provided are listed below. These resources are intended to support other developing national KBA programs, and can serve as examples and templates.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><ol><li>A National Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada</li></ol><p dir="ltr">Adapted from the Global KBA Standard, the equally rigorous and quantitative National Standard allows KBA Canada to comprehensively include Canadian conservation priorities in its work, such as species and ecosystems at risk in Canada that aren’t threatened globally.

This standard provides an example of a national standard, and additional, in-depth guidance and advice regarding KBA delineation and the Canadian review process.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><ol><li>KBA Canada Proposal Form</li></ol><p dir="ltr">This proposal form, adapted from the Global KBA Proposal Form, contains fields and functionality to support the inclusion of global and national KBA assessments for Canada.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><ol><li>KBA Proposal Consistency Checklist</li></ol><p dir="ltr">This checklist provides a list of quality and legitimacy controls for review of KBA proposals.