Reports & Publications

On the Path to 2030: BC Pull Out

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) has reviewed progress made from 2022 through 2024 by federal, provincial, and territorial …

On the Path to 2030: A report Card on Progress to Protect Land and Ocean Across Canada

Canada’s 2025 conservation report card is your comprehensive guide to understanding our nation’s progress toward protecting 30% of our lands …

Impact Report: 2023-2024

Celebrate what we’ve accomplished together for conservation this year! Catch highlights and stories of working to advance conservation and Indigenous-led …

Felling Short: British Columbia’s Old Growth management Areas Falling Short on Protecting Old Growth Forests

We crunched the data and took a close look at Old Growth Management Areas – a type of ‘other conserved …

Building Momentum: A Progress Update on Canada’s Nature Protection Targets

Introduction and background: The interlinked nature and climate crises are among the most significant global challenges facing humanity. Action is …

An Honest Accounting: Improving BC’s Approach to Claiming Other Conserved Areas [February 2022]

An Honest Accounting: Improving BC’s Approach to Claiming Other Conserved Areas report finds select accounting of protected areas and other …

MPA Monitor: Assessing Canada’s Marine Protected Areas [October 2021]

CPAWS presents MPA Monitor: Assessing Canada’s Marine Protected Areas – a detailed report that investigates how well protected and well …

The Grades Are In: A Report Card On Canada’s Progress in Protecting its Land and Ocean [June 2021]

The first of its kind, The Grades Are In: A Report Card On Canada’s Progress in Protecting its Land and …

Healthy Nature, Healthy People: A call to put nature protection at the heart of Canada’s COVID-19 recovery strategies [2020]

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the critical role of Canada’s treasured …

Government investments bring Canada closer to conservation goals! [2020]

Getting to Canada’s new goals of 25% protection by 2025 and 30% by 2030 will take more leadership, including more …

Finding Common Ground: Six steps for tackling climate change and biodiversity loss in Canada [August 2019]

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) unveiled its report, Finding Common Ground: Six steps for tackling climate change and …

Mind the Gap: Falling short on conserving biodiversity in BC. [2019]

As part of these goals, Canada has agreed to protect 17% of our lands and inland waters by 2020 in …

Canada’s Nature Emergency [July 2019]

CPAWS calls on Canada to champion a global goal of protecting and restoring half the earth, with a milestone target …

Canadian Space for Nature Survey [June 2018]

The Canadian Space for Nature Survey found that across Canada there is overwhelming support for protected areas. 93% of Canadians …

From Laggard to Leader: Canada’s renewed focus on protecting nature could deliver results [2017]

CPAWS’ 2017 report “From Laggard to Leader? Canada’s renewed focus on protecting nature could deliver results,” encourages federal, provincial, and …