Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group
Presentation Abstract
The Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group (SEAR LGWG) was established in the fall of 2009 in response to the Minister of Environment’s interest in developing a collaborative, provincial vision for species and ecosystems at risk protection on private land in British Columbia. The SEAR LGWG is intended to be a forum for communication and consensus to foster collaboration on SEAR issues.
The SEAR LGWG consists of representatives from municipal, regional and provincial governments and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The SEAR LGWG approach includes identifying existing barriers and building on the extensive work already underway by provincial and local governments, land trusts and conservation groups in the various regions of the province and facilitating further discussion among local governments about SEAR protection on private and local government lands.
To date, the SEAR LGWG has held three workshops, each involving training (e.g., incentives) and collaboration to further SEAR protection in British Columbia. The first big achievement was the jointly prepared Discussion Paper Working Together to Protect Species at Risk: Strategies Recommended by Local Government to Improve Conservation on Municipal, Regional and Private Lands in British Columbia. The Ministry of Environment recently conducted a survey to see how the 45 recommendations within the Discussion Paper are being translated into action through collaboration between the SEAR LGWG and existing regional and local conservation programs, land trusts and other environmental stewardship organisations, including the South Coast Conservation Program. This presentation will discuss how these accomplishments are providing insights for moving forward on species at risk conservation at the provincial level.
Session Title
From Conversation to Conservation Action: Balancing Endangered Species Protection and Growth on BC's South Coast
Conference Track
Species and Food Webs
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Natural resources--Government policy--British Columbia; Endangered species--British Columbia; Environmental policy--British Columbia; Conservation of natural resources--British Columbia
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); British Columbia--Environmental conditions
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group
2016SSEC
The Species and Ecosystems at Risk Local Government Working Group (SEAR LGWG) was established in the fall of 2009 in response to the Minister of Environment’s interest in developing a collaborative, provincial vision for species and ecosystems at risk protection on private land in British Columbia. The SEAR LGWG is intended to be a forum for communication and consensus to foster collaboration on SEAR issues.
The SEAR LGWG consists of representatives from municipal, regional and provincial governments and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The SEAR LGWG approach includes identifying existing barriers and building on the extensive work already underway by provincial and local governments, land trusts and conservation groups in the various regions of the province and facilitating further discussion among local governments about SEAR protection on private and local government lands.
To date, the SEAR LGWG has held three workshops, each involving training (e.g., incentives) and collaboration to further SEAR protection in British Columbia. The first big achievement was the jointly prepared Discussion Paper Working Together to Protect Species at Risk: Strategies Recommended by Local Government to Improve Conservation on Municipal, Regional and Private Lands in British Columbia. The Ministry of Environment recently conducted a survey to see how the 45 recommendations within the Discussion Paper are being translated into action through collaboration between the SEAR LGWG and existing regional and local conservation programs, land trusts and other environmental stewardship organisations, including the South Coast Conservation Program. This presentation will discuss how these accomplishments are providing insights for moving forward on species at risk conservation at the provincial level.
