North American Waterfowl Management Plan

Restoring Waterfowl Populations

Overview

The North American Waterfowl Management Plan is an agreement among Canada, the United States, and Mexico to restore waterfowl populations and improve habitat for other wetland dependant wildlife. In the last 17 years partners have contributed $827 million to secure and enhance 4.4 million acres (1.8 million hectares) of waterfowl habitat in Canada.

Goals

The goals of this international joint venture are to:

• encourage sustainable land use practices on private and public land
• improve habitat through provision of upland nesting cover and retention of small wetland complexes
• identify, protect and manage wetlands important for all migratory birds.

Other Partners:

Twelve Habitat Joint Ventures have been established across Canada to help facilitate activities in key waterfowl habitat areas. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba belong to the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority coordinates North American Waterfowl Plan activities and delivers the Prairie Shores Program in Saskatchewan. Other programs are delivered by Ducks Unlimited Canada (Large Wetlands and Nest Structures programs), the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment (Waterfowl Crop Damage Prevention Program), and the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (Crop Damage Compensation Program).

For an overview of Saskatchewan's role in this ambitious initiative, please click here. To find out more about the Partners's current objectives, please read the Saskatchewan NAWMP Five-Year Implementation Plan (April 2007-April 2012).