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Learn more about the international conservation programs of the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture (PHJV).
Waterfowl Conservation – International Plan 
North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP)
Originally signed in 1986, NAWMP is an international conservation program involving Canada, the United States and Mexico, with the objective of restoring waterfowl populations to average levels of the 1970s. Under the Plan, waterfowl population goals were established and the key habitats that would require restoration and protection to reach those goals were identified.
The overall planning, design and management of the program for each of the key habitat areas is undertaken by joint ventures, partnerships of public agencies and private organizations. Joint ventures develop implementation plans focusing on areas of concern identified in the Plan. The joint ventures are integral to Plan implementation in Canada and the United States.
In Canada, DUC is involved with three habitat joint ventures (Canadian Intermountain, Eastern Habitat, and Prairie Habitat) as well as three international U.S.-Canada species joint ventures (Arctic Goose, Black Duck, Pacific Coast and Sea Duck).
NAWMP has been an outstanding success to date, investing over $681 Million Cdn to secure and positively influence over 26 million hectares (64 million acres) of wetland-related ecosystems thus helping to conserve North America’s rich biological diversity.
NAWMP demonstrates that a continental scale conservation program can be delivered.
