Wetland Inventory

The Project
The Need
The Benefits

Visit the Interactive
CWI progress map

Read the Conservator article about the Canadian Wetland Inventory

ESRI Events

To see local examples of the Canadian Wetland Inventory (CWI) Progress Map hosted by DUC, check out an upcoming ESRI Canada User Conference near you:

Edmonton – September 14-15, 2011
Montreal - September 20-21, 2011
Regina - September 27-28, 2011
Toronto - October 4-5, 2011
Ottawa - October 18-19, 2011
Halifax - November 2-3, 2011
Vancouver - November 8-9, 2011
St. John's - November 16-17, 2011

The Canadian Wetland Inventory

The Project

In 2002, the Canadian Wetland Inventory (CWI) partnership was established between Environment Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada). Since that time, CWI partners, including several provinces and academic institutions, have developed standards for detecting, classifying and mapping wetlands by the different wetland types across Canada.

The objectives of the CWI are to provide a national wetland map that can be used for the conservation and sustainable management of wetlands for environmental and societal benefits and to provide easy access to standardized digital wetland mapping products.

A status map has been developed to show areas of the country where a CWI is either in progress or complete.

For more information on the CWI, please email cwi@ducks.ca

The four founding partners of the CWI are:

Canadian Space Agency
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service HQ
North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada)

DUC and our partners have developed an interactive wetland inventory mapping tool.

See the progress in your area and learn about all the different types of wetlands across Canada.

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