Conservation areas help sustain a diverse economy built around wild foods, mushrooms, medicinal plants and floral greens. These products—known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs)—generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity across Canada.
By protecting forests and the species within them, conservation areas help maintain reliable access to non-timber forest products over the long term. In this way, nature conservation not only protects ecosystems—it helps support vibrant, resilient local economies.
The following info panels explain how.
Please SEND a MESSAGE to federal decision-makers to protect endangered ecosystems across Canada by reintroducing and strengthening the Nature Accountability Bill, at: https://www.endangeredecosystemsalliance.org/news/natureaccountability2025
