Parks Forever
Canada has one of the oldest and most extensive parks systems in the world. In addition to our renowned national parks, some provinces, like British Columbia and Ontario, have provincial parks systems that rival the national parks systems of other countries. Most provinces have provincial parks systems of significance to nature conservation.
Our goals:
- ensure that parks and protected area networks, once established, are managed to protect their ecological integrity forever
- ensure industrial activity is prohibited in all Canada's parks and protected areas
News
- UNESCO votes to send mission to Canada to investigate threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
posted June 29, 2009 - BRITISH COLUMBIA: Help decide the future of Waterton-Glacier Peace Park
posted June 16, 2009 - A proud day for Canada: Nahanni becomes one of world's greatest parks
posted June 9, 2009 - More...
Successes
- A proud day for Canada: Nahanni becomes one of world's greatest parks
posted June 9, 2009 - Logging Banned in Manitoba Provincial Parks
posted November 26, 2008 - More...
CPAWS continues to work to phase out logging in 25% of the park by 2010.
SNAP/CPAWS, along with other conservation organizations, is working to permanently prohibit sale and development of designated parkland in Mount Orford.