Advancing the protection of up to one million square kilometres of marine and coastal habitat in Canada
November 2022
In 2021, Becht Foundation pledged to support Oceans North to advance the protection of up to one million square kilometres of marine and coastal habitat in Canada.
With commitments to protect 25% of Canada’s coastal and oceans by 2025 and 30% by 2030, the momentum for protection is increasing and new areas will need to come forward to be evaluated for their potential contribution to these commitments.
The Trustees have therefore agreed to extend its support to explore protection options for six new areas and advance up to two for protection measures, resulting in up to 80,000km2 of new protections by 2025.
