Science

Since its founding, Ducks Unlimited Canada has embraced a scientific approach to conserving wetlands and associated uplands that support North America’s waterfowl populations.

Ducks Unlimited Canada’s application of science has expanded to increase understanding of how habitat conservation affects ecosystem services (e.g., water quality, flood mitigation) that directly improve human health and livelihoods. This approach ensures Ducks Unlimited Canada’s conservation actions continue to sustain waterfowl populations while increasing their relevance and benefits to broader segments of society.

Ducks Unlimited Canada has built a continental network that connects people and resources to identify and solve conservation challenges. Across the country, Ducks Unlimited Canada experts are using their knowledge and skills to ask and answer big environmental questions that affect all of us.

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Environmental conservation is our priority

Our conservation priorities and methods are guided by knowledge and expertise to reach the best outcomes for wildlife, ecosystems and communities.

We address the greatest environmental uncertainties, supporting our on-the-ground conservation actions to sustain waterfowl populations while increasingly building on the relevance of nature and wildlife to the progress, safety and health of human communities.

• Conservation program planning, delivery and adaptation
• Ecosystem services and human dimensions
• Sustainable agriculture Implications of climate change for conservation
• Waterfowl species of concern
• Development and refinement of international conservation plans