Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounts - Natural Resource Asset Accounts (NRAA)
Land cover of geographic area, category
Land cover refers to the physical and biological characteristics of a given area according to various classifications of land cover.
Geographic area refers to areas whose boundaries are specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. It excludes Canadian territorial enclaves abroad.
The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:
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