Abstract
 Parks Canada and NatureServe Working Together to Conserve Biodiversity Track: Parks and Natural Reserves Author(s): David Clark, Rob Solomon Parks Canada's mandate includes protecting ecological integrity (EI) now and for future generations. Conserving biodiversity including species at risk is a key component to protecting EI. Parks Canada needs a standard biodiversity information system that includes a standardized data model and standardized spatial mapping capacity to protect EI. Parks Canada is working with NatureServe's Biotics GIS system. Parks Canada is using both the biological and technical standards that are embodied in the system for internal park management as well as the real capacity to work with other governmental departments including provincial and territorial governments, NGOs, U.S. jurisdictions, and other members of the biodiversity conservation community. NatureServe is a nonprofit conservation organization that coordinates an international network of natural heritage programs or conservation data centers operating in all 50 U.S. states, 11 provinces and territories in Canada, as well as in Latin America and the Caribbean. David Clark National Ecological Integrity Information Specialist Parks Canada Agency 25 Eddy St Quebec , Quebec K1A 0M5 CA Phone: (819) 994-7961 E-mail: david.clark@pc.gc.ca Rob Solomon NatureServe 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor Arlington , VA 22209 US Phone: 703-908-1873 E-mail: Rob_Solomon@natureserve.org |
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