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Reaching Canada’s marine conservation targets
Canada’s approach to reach its marine conservation targets.
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Canada’s achievements to date in protecting and conserving our marine and coastal areas.
Canada's marine protected and conserved areas
Details of marine protected and conserved areas contributing to Canada’s marine conservation targets.
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- Canada Celebrates the Successful Conclusion of the Leadership Forum at IMPAC5 – the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress
- Government of Canada on track to meet its 2025 and 2030 Marine Conservation Targets
- Government of Canada and coastal First Nations announce progress to protect a large ecologically unique ocean area off the Pacific West Coast
- The Government of Canada invests in world-class ocean monitoring system to enhance Canada’s ocean protection for the next generation
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Conserving our oceans

To date, Canada has conserved nearly 15% of its oceans.
United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

Canada supports the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade).
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