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Survey of Canadian Ramsar Site Managers

Why this Survey?. Last direct survey of Canadian site managers 1990Current manager contacts not updated since 2000 and information on site management last updated 1996Impetus from USA - survey of 22 sites (Gardner and Connolly, Environmental Law Review News and Analysis Feb 2007)Audit of Canadian

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Survey of Canadian Ramsar Site Managers

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    1. Survey of Canadian Ramsar Site Managers Clayton Rubec and Pauline Lynch-Stewart November 1, 2008 Ramsar COP10, Changwon, Korea

    2. Why this Survey? Last direct survey of Canadian site managers 1990 Current manager contacts not updated since 2000 and information on site management last updated 1996 Impetus from USA - survey of 22 sites (Gardner and Connolly, Environmental Law Review News and Analysis Feb 2007) Audit of Canadian Ramsar Program by Office of Canada’s Auditor General

    3. Approach Survey period March 13-28, 2007 preceded by several weeks of research/analysis of format Designed to be rapid, low cost, efficient English and French versions undertaken simultaneously Each manager was contacted in advance to ensure access and instructions Used “Vovici” on-line survey software to establish data base to collect replies Responses from 37 managers (100%) achieved

    4. Advantages of Web-based Survey Rapid access to results Built-in support for structuring of questions and follow-up analysis Easy tracking of replies Exportable data Facilitated sharing of results with all 37 site managers

    5. Results Updated site manager contacts Updated profile of each site and information on site management Listened to managers’ opinions on value of Ramsar site designation Solicited views on options for improved national program Compared results with 2006 USA survey

    6. Profile of Canadian Ramsar Sites 37 sites covering 13 million hectares Sites vary in size from 240 to over 6.1 million ha Sites exist in all our 10 provinces and 3 northern territories Shared land tenure: 77% federal gov’t, 21% provincial/municipal gov’t, 1% aboriginal, and 1% other private including churches Over 90% lies inside existing protected areas (parks, wildlife areas, etc.)

    7. Canadian Ramsar sites have other conservation designations At least 29 other designations were recorded for these 37 sites “Important Bird Area” status is noted on 74% of our sites “Area of Natural or Scientific Interest” is reported at 38% of our sites Maximum total designations noted is 8 on one site (Long Point, Ontario) Only one Canadian Ramsar site has no other conservation designations…others have between 1 and 8 designations, such as… Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS) National Wildlife Area (NWA) National Park (Nat’l Park) National Historic Site (Nat’l Historic Site) Provincial Park (Prov’l Park) Provincial Wildlife Management Area (Prov’l WMA) Provincially Significant Wetland (PSW) Stewardship program Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve (WHSR) World Heritage Site (WHS)At least 29 other designations were recorded for these 37 sites “Important Bird Area” status is noted on 74% of our sites “Area of Natural or Scientific Interest” is reported at 38% of our sites Maximum total designations noted is 8 on one site (Long Point, Ontario) Only one Canadian Ramsar site has no other conservation designations…others have between 1 and 8 designations, such as… Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS) National Wildlife Area (NWA) National Park (Nat’l Park) National Historic Site (Nat’l Historic Site) Provincial Park (Prov’l Park) Provincial Wildlife Management Area (Prov’l WMA) Provincially Significant Wetland (PSW) Stewardship program Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve (WHSR) World Heritage Site (WHS)

    8. Most (62%) of our Ramsar sites have up to 20,000 visitors/year; 9% have over 100,000 visitors/year

    9. Top four benefits associated with Ramsar sites Passive recreation (88%) Scientific research (88%) Education and awareness (82%) Local economic benefits (66%)

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