Where do land managers find the tools to manage wetlands?
As wetlands are located on public and private lands, a wide range of land managers and stewards play a fundamental role in ensuring their sustainable management and protection. Yet, these land managers and stewards do not always have access to reliable and current information or tools needed to make informed decisions for wetland management.
This project aims to develop beneficial management practices (BMPs) for wetlands that are designed for sectors that work in and around wetlands in Canada. The specific sectors include forestry, mining, agriculture, oil and gas, transportation infrastructure and urban development, among others. These BMPs will support land managers in recognizing wetlands as nature-based solutions for both climate change and biodiversity conservation.
Private and smaller-scale land managers play a fundamental role in the sustainable management and protection of wetland systems across Canada; BMPs will help guide their work.
BMPs exist in various forms across sectors. Some adequately address wetland associated issues, but others do not. To ensure up-to-date, comprehensive and science-based actions by those responsible for wetland conservation and management, there is a need to update and create new BMPs and to standardize recommendations in consultation with experts from each sector.
The BMPs will support wetlands as nature-based solutions and will be applicable to sector-specific practitioners.
March 31, 2024 Completion