Protected areas usually address one of the two key goals - protecting representative ecosystem types and protecting critical habitats. Most of Canada's network of protected areas do not focus on regional wetland ecosystem protection and most of the critical habitat work addresses water fowl needs. The paper in this section examines the broader types of protected area interests and assesses the progress which has been made as well as the gaps.

This sub-folder provides reports/papers/maps that depict how Canada's peatlands/wetlands have been conserved through various types of protected areas. This may include any of the 72 types of protected area types found in Canada such as National Wildlife Areas, Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, Parks, Ecological Reserves, etc. It also contains information on related types of conservation areas such as Ramsar sites.