Nature Indicators Data and Methods

CESI publishes the data for each indicator and a "Data Sources and Methods" document detailing how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

You can find these resources for the Nature Indicators below.

Habitat Protection

• Canada’s Protected Areas, by Province and Territory, by Ecological Region (updated July 2013)
  • Data 
  • Sources and Methods
• Protected Areas, International Comparison (updated June 2011)
  • Data    
  • Sources and Methods
• Conserved Areas in Marine and Great Lakes Waters (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Ecological Integrity of National Parks (updated October 2012)
  • Data 
  • Sources and Methods
• Habitat Secured for Waterfowl (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Habitat Secured for Species at Risk (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Status of Key Findings Related to the Health of Canada's Ecosystems (updated June 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods

Wildlife

• Changes in Wildlife Species Disappearance Risks (updated July 2013)
  • Data 
  • Sources and Methods
• General Status of Species in Canada (updated August 2011)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Species at Risk Population Trends (updated June 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Trends in Canada’s Migratory Bird Populations (updated July 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Global Trends in Bird Species Survival (updated June 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods

Biological Resources

• Sustainable Fish Harvest (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Status of Major Fish Stocks (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Sustainability of Timber Harvest (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods