The Importance of Recognizing Progress and Giving Thanks in Environmental Campaigns
An essay by Ken Wu
Executive Director, Endangered Ecosystems Alliance
Read moreThe U.S. has pledged to ban old-growth logging, but protecting Canada's ancient forests won't be as simple, stakeholders say.
Read moreBiodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework - Public Input Guide
The following info will help you write your own submission to the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework public input process, which is due by January 31st, 2024. Send your submission in your own words to the
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (Ministry of WLRS): biodiversity.ecosystemhealth@gov.bc.ca
Read moreTo protect BC's diverse ecosystems, BC needs "Ecosystem-Based Targets" that are sufficiently refined and stringent to guide the forthcoming expansion of its protected areas system.
Speak up directly through the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework process by writing your own feedback at biodiversity.ecosystemhealth@gov.bc.ca by January 31st, 2024 and SEND a MESSAGE!
Read moreA historic turning point in how the province prioritizes conservation over industry profits also shows Indigenous Rights and protecting biodiversity go hand-in-hand
Read moreNew plan from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, aided by the B.C. and federal governments, signals a shift in Indigenous-led conservation across the province
Backed by a $15.2-million commitment from the federal government, a First Nations community on the west coast of Vancouver Island intends to buy out forestry tenures to stop old-growth logging in selected watersheds around Nootka Sound.
Read moreWatch the news video here.
This draft policy is being described as a "game changer" in efforts to protect B.C.'s old growth forests. As Paul Johnson reports, conservationists are welcoming a draft plan from the provincial government that would not only consider the economic but also the ecological value of our forests.
Read moreToday's CBC Interview with the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance’s (Note: Not the Ancient Forest Alliance) executive director Ken Wu on the newly announced Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework, the potential ecosystem-based protection targets that it may usher in, and how it relates to the new conservation financing funds in BC worth over $1 billion…and what it all means for old-growth forests.
Read moreBC’s government is trying to implement further steps to protect and preserve the province’s at-risk environment through a new biodiversity and ecosystem health framework (BEHF).
Right now the BEHF is just a draft proposal, but Nathan Cullen, the Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, is hopeful that it will become legislation and allow for the preservation of BC’s well-known natural landscapes.
Read moreIf done right, conservationists say the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework (BEHF) could ensure the protection of the most endangered and least protected ecosystems, such as big-treed old-growth forests (“high productivity” old-growth forests with the classic forest giants) and diverse valley bottom and low elevation ecosystems - rather than the status quo of primarily protecting areas of low timber values (alpine, subalpine, bog). Conservationists commend the vision in the draft framework for being a potentially revolutionary game-changer in conservation - the devil will be in the details when the framework is completed in the spring.
Read moreHello friends, please help us reach our Year End fundraising goal of raising $100,000 (tax receipts provided, and donations of securities also accepted).
We have just landed a $1.1 billion BC-federal protected areas funding agreement, the BC Nature Agreement, after years of intense campaign work emphasizing the centrality of conservation financing to support First Nations protected areas initiatives! We continue to work to close the loopholes in BC old-growth and protected areas policies, including by ensuring ecosystem-based protection targets, protected areas standards and integrity, funding for Indigenous old-growth deferrals, and other key policies to save the most endangered and least protected ecosystems.
Read moreThe tripartite nature agreement comes with new and old funding to protect old-growth forests, species at risk
Federal, provincial and First Nations leaders gathered against the backdrop of Burrard Inlet Friday to announce a long-awaited nature agreement that promises further protections for old-growth forests and at-risk species.
Read moreConservationists thanked the BC and federal governments for the $1.1 billion launch of the BC Nature Agreement. The federal government has provided $500 million and BC is providing $563 million from diverse funding sources - now purposed towards achieving BC’s 30% by 2030 nature protection, conservation, and restoration goals via First Nations conservation agreements.
The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA) and Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are greatly applauding the BC and federal governments and the First Nations Leadership Council for launching the BC Nature Agreement, with $1.1 billion in funding to start, to help achieve BC’s minimum protected areas target of protecting 30% by 2030 of its land area. The tripartite agreement, negotiated between the BC government, federal government, and the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC), comes with a $563 contribution from the province and a $500 million federal contribution. The fund will continue to grow with major contributions from the philanthropic community and potentially from future government budgets over time.
Read morePremier says fund represents modern stewardship between government, First Nations, conservationists, industry
B.C. has announced a new $300-million fund to protect threatened ecosystems in the province.
Read moreThe new funding is welcomed by conservation groups that say the province has voiced support for old forest protections while continuing to allow clearcut logging in rare ecosystems and in the habitat of endangered species
Read more$300-million investment aims to save B.C.'s old-growth forests by offering First Nations sustainable economic alternatives to industrial logging.
Read moreBC Launches Vital Conservation Financing Mechanism to Protect Old-Growth Forests and Ecosystems
Starting with an initial $300 million of provincial and philanthropic funding, the indispensable fund that will “fuel” or power the creation of new protected areas by supporting First Nations protected areas initiatives will continue to grow with additional federal, provincial, and private funds. Conservationists give thanks to Premier Eby for fulfilling a key commitment.
Read moreHello friends, please help us reach our October fundraising goal of raising $50,000 (tax receipts provided, and donations of securities also accepted - see below).
We are a small but powerful organization that punches far above our weight! However, we have not fundraised nearly enough this year - having been over-the-top busy campaigning, which is what our supporters want. But we need significantly more funds ASAP to fund our staff and projects, so we can continue to undertake major engagement with First Nations, non-traditional allies (businesses, faith, outdoor recreation groups, etc), government and the general public, to document endangered ecosystems in the field, to do vital policy analyses and writing, and to undertake major social and news media engagement to reach millions of Canadians.
Please DONATE here as generously as you can - we guarantee you that your funds will do great things for this planet!
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