The Eastern Habitat Joint Venture
Partners conserving habitat for migratory birds and people
Impact
Since 1989, the EHJV partnership has worked to secure and restore critical and associated wetland and upland habitat in Canada’s six eastern provinces. Although the EHJV partnership became official in 1989, work actually began between 1986 and 1988 with the development of important first-step projects– these first-step projects set the stage for larger projects and are included in the overall EHJV accomplishments.
Accomplishments to date include:
- Over $616 million (cash and in-kind) has been invested in on-the-ground habitat projects
- Nearly 854,000 hectares of important wetland and associated upland habitat has been secured for waterfowl, other migratory birds, wildlife and people
- More than 276,000 hectares have been restored
- 55 million hectares have been influenced from stewardship (landowner-partnered projects)
EHJV Expenditures
January 1, 1986 – March 31, 2020
■ Habitat Retention (Secured) – 44%
■ Stewardship/Influenced – 12%
■ Habitat Restoration (Enhanced) – 17%
■ Management – 11%
■ Habitat JV Science – 3%
■ Other Activities – 13%
■ Stewardship/Influenced – 12%
■ Habitat Restoration (Enhanced) – 17%
■ Management – 11%
■ Habitat JV Science – 3%
■ Other Activities – 13%
Other Activities include: Land and Water policy, communications, education and conservation planning activities.
EHJV Accomplishments
January 1, 1986-March 31, 2020 and January 1, 2015 – March 31, 2020
| Habitat Retention |
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| Permanent | 462,097 | 21,600 | ||||
| Medium (10-99 yrs) | 391,599 | 255,634 | ||||
| Stewardship/Influenced (< 10 yrs) | 31,555,300 | 5,359,012 | ||||
| Habitat Restoration (Enhancement) | ||||||
| Upland | 164,122 | 22,471 | ||||
| Wetland | 111,887 | 8,795 | ||||
| TOTAL* | 32,408,996 | 5,636,246 | ||||
*Habitat hectares retained, restored and managed are not additive. Hectares are first secured, may then be enhanced and are subsequently placed under management.
Link to: Habitat Retention
Habitat Retention
Carp Hills, Ontario Acquisition – © Ducks Unlimited Canada
Link to: Habitat Restoration
Habitat Restoration
Prince Edward Island Shoreline Restoration – © Ducks Unlimited Canada
Link to: Science and Policy
Science and Policy
Newfoundland and Labrador Restoration Project – © Ducks Unlimited Canada
