The National Peatland Strategy: Summary Report
Goodday, V., Tanguay, L., Radatus-Smith, N. & Harris, L.
A synopsis of the National Peatland Strategy.
Key points
- Canada is home to roughly 25% of the world’s peatlands. These peatlands provide globally important values and services, including storing 150 billion tonnes of carbon - more than five times the carbon in all the country’s forests combined.
- Canada urgently needs a coordinated national approach to protecting, restoring, and stewarding its peatlands, and the National Peatland Strategy meets this need.
- Key elements of the National Peatland Strategy include goals, strategic priorities and actions, guiding principles, and jurisdiction-specific implementation plans.
The summary report is available in French.
The full strategy is available in both English and French.
Recommended citation
Goodday, V., Tanguay, L., Radatus-Smith, N. & Harris, L. (2025). The National Peatland Strategy: Summary Report. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada [WCS Canada]. https://wcscanada.org/resources/the-national-peatland-strategy-summary-report/
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Metadata
- Title
- The National Peatland Strategy: Summary Report
- URL
- https://wcscanada.org/resources/the-national-peatland-strategy-summary-report/
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- Author(s)
- Goodday, V., Tanguay, L., Radatus-Smith, N. & Harris, L.
- Publisher
- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada [WCS Canada]
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