Parks Canada

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Parks Canada

• Information Centre on Ecosystems
• Connecting Monitoring to Managers

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Parks Canada Ecological Integrity Monitoring
Program

• Key Principles
• 6-8 indicators
• What is the state of EI?
• What are we doing about it?
• Comprehensive
• Parsimonious
• Scientifically defensible
• Relevant
• Communicated

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Park Management Plan Every 5 years
assessment and recommendations
measurable management targets
State of Park Every 5 years
reporting on management targets
park-level monitoring
national level monitoring
National reporting
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Making Sense of Ecological IntegrityDesk Top
Dash Board
Indicators
Conditions / Trend
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Where did the condition and trend come from?
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The details Organized by Bioregions
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6-8 Park Level INDICATORS
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INDICATORS and MEASURES
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MEASURE Leaders
Data Metadata Protocols Rules
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ICE Links
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The Result

• a program that takes data to reporting
• one system that is flexible and adaptable for
  different users and needs starts with
  management
• a system to track all components of the program
  all data sets
• an organization and program that passes the bus
  test
• a system that builds on partnerships and
  collaboration