Building Networks & Consensus

With a comprehensive and unified plan for the Átl'ka7tsem/ Howe Sound Biosphere Region, the Nchu’ú7mut/Unity Plan, we co-create with First Nations, multi-sectoral stakeholders, and local communities through a collaborative, participatory approach.

We work with academic partners to support field school activities by providing local perspectives and knowledge and connect academic groups to the many local citizen scientists and professionals conducting restoration and monitoring work in the region.

We convene the Howe Sound Community Forums, Ocean Watch Action Committee, Howe Sound Conservation Network, the Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound Roundtable, and various topical educational webinars.

Generating Information & Capacity

We collaborate with many organizations around the region at work in the region to bridge environmental, economic, social, and cultural divides. Read about our projects funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

We share examples and stories of best practices at work by governments, businesses, and industry in the region and advocate for best practices to be a model Biosphere Region.

Through the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we are exploring each goal in relation to the commitments, initiatives, projects and organizations contributing.

We seek financial investments contribute to our work. We build financial capacity through in-kind and financial contributions to support projects and project partners and long term conservation and protection of vulnerable ecosystems and habitats. Learn more here.

Increasing Connection to People & Place

Through participation on various committees in an advisory capacity we bring perspectives and information aligned with the Biosphere Region objectives into planning and help build consensus. We support furthering research and monitoring by helping identify gaps in information related to the region. Most importantly, we connect youth to nature through academic partnerships.