On 20 December 2023, the Minister of Environment announced new and expanded protected areas and released the Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy.
Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy (PDF)
Collaborative Protected Areas Strategy: French (PDF)
New Wilderness Areas
- Big Plains Wilderness Area | Map
- Douglas Meadow Brook Wilderness Area | Map
- Guysborough Headlands Wilderness Area | Map
- Island Lake Wilderness Area | Map
- Nine Mile Woods Wilderness Area | Map
Expanded Wilderness Areas
- Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Devils Jaw Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Fourchu Coast Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Gully Lake Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Liscomb River Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Ogden Round Lake Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- South Panuke Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
- Trout Brook Wilderness Area (addition) | Map
Newly designated Nature Reserves
- Cap La Ronde Nature Reserve | Map
- East River-St Marys Nature Reserve | Map
- Harpers Lake Nature Reserve | Map
- Long Lake Bog Nature Reserve | Map
- Minard Brook Nature Reserve | Map
- Mulgrave Hills Nature Reserve | Map
- Point Michaud Nature Reserve | Map
- Sugar Harbour Islands Nature Reserve | Map
- Tobacco Island Nature Reserve | Map