Canadian Marine Ecosystem Status and Trends
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In 2001, the Canadian Councils of Resource Ministers (CCRM) named biodiversity reporting as a priority. As a result, the Biodiversity Outcomes Framework was developed to identify and link current and future priorities related to sustaining Canadian biodiversity, to engage Canadians on the planning and implementation of these priorities, and to report on progress. In 2006, the CCRM identified the completion of the Ecosystem Status and Trends Report (ESTR) as an early deliverable under the Biodiversity Outcomes Framework.
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