Madam Speaker, we do have a plan. We are working with that plan. Since 2015, we have been getting results. Canada has increased its conserved terrestrial areas by more than 2%, an area roughly the size of Italy. Canada has conserved or protected just over 13% of our lands and inland waters.
On the marine side, Canada has conserved 14% of our marine and coastal areas, up from less than 1% in 2015. The 2022 update to the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database will be available in March 2023.
We need to do this, as the hon. member said, in partnership with indigenous peoples and communities. Achieving our biodiversity goals will require a whole-of-government approach and a whole society approach.