Their project, Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas in Alberta will  identify Key Biodiversity Areas in Alberta using an internationally developed, standardized approach using quantitative criteria to identify areas crucial to the persistence of a range of biodiversity values. This information will then be available to focus conservation, land use planning and stewardship.

Federal and provincial governments in Canada, as well as NGOs, have requested KBA information to feed into their processes and decisions, and collaborative identification of these important sites in Alberta, will result in a trusted information layer that can be immediately useful in the province. Both in Alberta and nationally, the success of the KBA initiative will be indicated by the placement of new protected areas by governments and Indigenous peoples in areas that are vulnerable to biodiversity loss, as well as by the appropriate stewardship of KBAs outside of protected areas.