Topic: Canada’s National Park System compared to another country’s park system

Write a comparative research report on the national parks systems of two different countries.  Canada being one of those two countries.

Include the following:

Provide evidence based comparison of Parks Canada with that of another country’s park system which may be referred to as reserves/protected lands etc.

In your report be sure to include the following items:

• Park System Details (Overview)
  • Number of parks, types of parks (marine, land etc.) and general locations
  • Relevant park statistics
  • Number of visitors and visitor demographics
  • History (very brief)
  • Organizational structure – who reports to who?
  • Special designations (eg UNESCO)
• Mandates (Compare/Contrast)
• Economic Tourism Significance (Compare/Contrast)
  • Park finance and funding
  • Economic importance of park regionally and or nationally to tourism
• Public Perception (Compare/Contrast)
  • Support/issues
• Mandate – Your Opinion
  • Your personal opinion if both parks are currently meeting their mandates – please support your viewpoint