Evaluation of the Protected Areas Program: chapter 10

Annex 1 - PA Program Logic Model

Annex 1 presents the program logic model, which is a graphical depiction of how the activities and outputs of the Protected Areas Program relate to the prescribed outcomes. Program activities produce outputs which lead to direct outcomes, intermediate outcomes, and eventually final outcomes.

Foundation Activities:

Plan the network of EC Protected Areas

establishmentActivities needed to design a terrestrial, freshwater and marine Protected Areas network to meet conservation objectives for Mig Birds, SAR and other wildlife. Includes:

• Research and monitoring
• Assessment of effectiveness
• Consultations with partners and stakeholders
• Identification, evaluation, prioritization of candidate sites
• Development of network research and monitoring plans

Establish Protected Areas

Activities needed to designate and establish individual protected areas. Includes:

• Collection of site descriptions & ecological assessments
• Assessment of site feasibility in relation to socio-economic, financial and legislative requirements as well as public concerns
• Selection of appropriate options for securing candidate sites
• Development of regulations/policies and other documents required for site establishment
• Development of site research plans, monitoring and management plans
• Manage protected areas
• Update protected area site management plans in relation to other conservation plans and ecosystem-based principles
• Planning, coordination and implementation of appropriate management activities in consultation with partners
• Co-management of protected areas with Aboriginal peoples
• Cooperation in the management of protected areas with stakeholder organizations

Management of revenue generation

Activities needed to manage individual protected areas. Includes:

• Research, monitoring and analysis
• Inventories of baseline ecological and socio-economic information relevant to sites
• Tracking Compliance with the terms of the delegations of authority Department of National Defence (DND)

Outputs (Services and Products)

• Network strategy and plan
• Consultations on national network
• Research, monitoring and assessment reports
• Advice and policies regarding the role of protected areas in conservation
• Reviews and advice related to environmental assessments for future protected areas
• G&C funding support for research
• Network research and monitoring plans
• Site research and monitoring plans
• Consultations for site establishment
• Regulations for individual site
• Reviews and advice related to environmental assessments for specific protected areas
• Site management plans
• Permits to carry our habitat and wildlife management activities
• Public access and interpretation activities in some sites
• Compliance promotion
• Enforcement (inspection, investigation, prosecution)
• Site management activities
• Research, monitoring and assessment reports

Targeted Audiences:

• Organizations and individuals concerned with the conservation of wildlife habitats in Canada and other countries, and those concerned with Federal Aboriginal land claim negotiations
• Proponents of significant projects subject to CEAA that can affect future protected area establishment options
• Organizations engaged in research and monitoring
• Citizen science organizations (e.g., EMAN) supporting site monitoring
• Aboriginal groups, communities & land owners in vicinity of candidate site
• Proponents of significant projects subject to CEAA that can affect existing protected areas
• Organizations and individuals concerned with the management of wildlife habitats in our protected areas
• Individuals and organizations engaged in activities within protected areas subject to permit and prohibited activities within protected areas

Direct Outcomes:

• A network of protected areas for migratory birds, species at risk or other wildlife is established by Environment Canada
• Protected areas are established by other organizations in Canada
• Protected areas for the conservation of migratory wildlife in other countries are established
• Agreements with Aboriginal groups are negotiated and implemented on the establishment and co-management of protected areas
• New knowledge and data contributing to EC conservation needs and objectives are available
• Local communities support the establishment or reassessment of protected areas
• Wildlife are conserved on areas adjacent to protected areas
• Populations of managed species in protected areas are within target ranges
• Populations of non-native and invasive species in protected areas are within acceptable ranges
• Individuals and organizations subject to regulations comply with regulatory requirements
• Protected areas monitoring provides benchmarks for assessing the impact on wildlife of human activities, including climate change
• New knowledge and data contributing to EC permitting and site management needs and objectives are available

Intermediate Outcomes:

• A national network of protected areas incorporating all partners is established that provides resilience and redundancy in priority habitats
• Continental and global networks complement and thereby enhance the conservation value of the national network
• Access and benefits sharing of biodiversity by Aboriginal peoples
• Public understands and supports the role and importance of protected areas in conserving and protecting wildlife
• Ecological integrity of PAs is maintained or enhanced

Final Outcomes (Benefits to Canadians):

Priority habitats required for the conservation of migratory birds and species and risk, as well as rare and unique habitats, both now and in response to future stressors, including climate change, are protected across Canada and abroad

Attendant ecological goods and services are maintained or enhanced, including, but not limited to: ecological, economic, recreational, cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic benefits.