Category 3: Environmental Stewardship Organization Databases

Sources: 50+ databases

Access Pattern: Primarily Free (public reports, interactive maps)

Examples: Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, WWF Canada

3.1 Major Environmental Organizations

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)

URL: ducks.ca

Type: NGO Environmental Database

Subject: Wetland conservation, habitat restoration, waterfowl monitoring

Coverage: National (Canada), focus on prairie provinces

Endpoints: 50,000-100,000 estimated

Geomarkers: 85-90% (6.4 million acres)

Access Type: Free

Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)

URL: natureconservancy.ca

Type: NGO Environmental Database

Subject: Protected properties, species at risk, habitat types, conservation priorities

Coverage: National (Canada)

Endpoints: 100,000-200,000 estimated

Geomarkers: 90-95% (15 million hectares)

Access Type: Free

World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF Canada)

URL: wwf.ca

Type: NGO Environmental Database

Subject: Species at risk, habitat conservation, climate change impacts

Coverage: National and international

Endpoints: 40,000-80,000 estimated

Geomarkers: 85-90%

Access Type: Free

Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF)

URL: cwf-fcf.org

Type: NGO Environmental Database

Subject: Wildlife species, habitat data, conservation projects

Coverage: National (Canada)

Endpoints: 30,000-60,000 estimated

Geomarkers: 80-85%

Access Type: Free

3.2 University Research Databases

University of Guelph Environmental Research

URL: uoguelph.ca (University research repositories)

Type: Academic Research Database

Subject: Environmental research, ecosystem studies, biodiversity

Coverage: Regional/National

Access Type: Free Restricted

Note: Top 5 universities estimated 450,000-900,000 endpoints; Universities 6-50 estimated 2,000,000-4,000,000 endpoints

3.3 Trusts and Foundations

Environmental Trusts and Foundations

URL: Various foundation websites and reports

Type: Foundation Environmental Database

Subject: Conservation projects, research funding, environmental initiatives

Coverage: National (Canada)

Endpoints: 180,000-360,000 estimated

Access Type: Free

For complete listing of all 50+ environmental stewardship organization databases, see: REAL_WORLD_DATABASE_SOURCES_COMPREHENSIVE_2025-12-27.md