The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data tracking environmental sustainability. The Reductions in phosphorus loads to Lake Winnipeg indicator estimates the phosphorus reduction from projects initiated in 2024 and completed in 2025 under the Lake Winnipeg Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative. Data is provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada in formats including CSV tables, interactive maps, and downloadable reports.
Use Cases
- Evaluating the effectiveness of funded conservation projects based on estimated phosphorus load reductions.
- Modeling nutrient pollution trends in the Lake Winnipeg basin based on project completion data.
- Informing policy decisions on freshwater ecosystem initiatives based on indicator calculations.
- Creating visualizations of environmental progress based on the provided maps and charts.
Strengths
- Data is part of the official Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program.
- Projects have a defined timeframe, initiated in 2024 and completed in 2025.
- Data is available in multiple formats, including CSV for analysis and interactive maps for exploration.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Lake Winnipeg focus area.
Provenance
- Source
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Collection Method
- Estimated reductions calculated from projects funded through the Lake Winnipeg Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative.
- Time Range
- Projects initiated in 2024 and completed in 2025.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 19:22:11.276870
- Geography
- Lake Winnipeg watershed, Canada.