The Fourth National Report is a review of the actions Canada is taking to protect biodiversity adherent to the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is organized around four main chapters: Overview of Biodiversity Status, Trends and Threats, Current Status of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Sub-national Planning and Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and Conclusions - Progress Towards the 2010 Target. The report also includes a separate annex on implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Programme of Work on Protected Areas.

Download the summary report, Caring for Canada’s Biodiversity