In celebration of its 40th Anniversary the Board of Directors of  the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas/Conseil Canadien Des Aires Écologiques   (CCEA/CCAE) extends  its sincere thanks and appreciation to partners, supporters and other contributors and associates who helped to establish CCEA  and have supported CCEA and it´s work since 1982. Only through these  generous contributions of financial and in-kind support has CCEA been able to work effectively for the collective good in seeking to advance  it´s widely shared  mission to establish a comprehensive nationwide  network of  protected ecological areas.