Conservation and Protection

Aboriginal Affairs

Ensures that COFI members' access to timber is not unduly constrained by government policy, litigation, interim measures or treaties aimed at addressing aboriginal issues.

Source: Council of Forest Industries

Alouette River Management Society

ARMS is a broad-based and non-profit organization committed to the protection and enhancement of the Alouette River watershed and beyond through advocacy, education and coordination.

BC First Nations Forestry Council

The FNFC provides support to First Nations with respect to forestry-related matters, including working with governments to ensure that First Nations needs, values and principles are factored into forestry-related policy.

British Columbia Métis Assembly of Natural Resources

This site describes the BCMANR's natural resource policy, established to support the cultural and sustenance needs of the Métis people in British Columbia through conservation and management of the environment.

Coastal First Nations

The Coastal First Nations is an alliance of First Nations in British Columbia's North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii whose main concern is the development a new conservation-based economy.

Coastal First Nations Tanker Ban

This page discusses the actions of oil companies that were given leases without consultation of the First Nations, and provides reports examining its effects on these communities and their perspectives.

Source: Oilfree Coast Alliance

Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network

The network aims to protect and restore First Nations' natural and cultural resources by sharing information and collaborating on programs and activities.

Cortes Ecoforestry Society

The goal is to obtain tenure (control), in cooperation with the Klahoose First Nation, over the forest land reserve lands of Cortes (both public and corporate) for the creation of an Ecosystem-Based Community Forest.

Crews – Protection Branch

The Cariboo Fire Injuns are a 20-person Unit Crew stationed at the Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake. They are specially trained to battle large fires in rough terrain.

Source: Government of British Columbia; Forests and Range

Culturally Modified Trees of British Columbia (Handbook)

This Handbook in an operational guide to the identification and recording of culturally modified trees (CMTs) in British Columbia.

Source: Government of British Columbia; Forests and Range

Environment and Natural Resources

Provides an overview of the Environment and Natural Resources Department, which protects and restores the natural environment within Cowichan's traditional territory, ensuring the sustainable practice of Aboriginal activities.

Source: Cowichan Tribes

Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative

ELSI is a multi-stakeholder group working to protect, enhance and restore the health of British Columbia's Esquimalt Lagoon.

Source: Capital Region District

Fisheries

This page provides information on different fishery initiatives and programs developed by the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council.

Source: Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

Forest Action Network (Great Bear Rainforest)

Network of over 500 activists that runs multiples campaigns, and maintains a year-round presence on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, in particular the Great Bear Rainforest.

Friends of Nemaiah Valley

Friends of Nemaiah Valley is an organization which preserves natural resources. They are active in pressuring logging companies and the government to issue permits to logging companies so they can work on First Nation's land.

Fuel Storage Prgram – Environmental Services

FNESS manages the removal and replacement of band-owned underground fuel storage tanks (USTs) with aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) in British Columbia.

Source: First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS)

Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada

Gitwangak Battle Hill was a fortified village occupied during the late 1700s and early 1800s by the Gitwangak First Nation.

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada

Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site

Gwaii Haanas contains the essence of the rugged beauty and ecological character of the Pacific coast.

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada

Mountain Pine Beetle Program

This page highlights the dangers of the Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) outbreak in British Columbia and describes a federal program that aims to reduce the consequences of the beetle infestation.

Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Na'na'kila Institute

First Nations run incorporated, non-profit society dedicated to the conservation, stewardship and appropriate development of ancestral lands of the Haisla Nation.

Natural Resources

Link to the Natural Resources section of the Okanagan Nation Alliance's website, containing information on fisheries, forestry and related links.

Source: Okanagan Nation Alliance

Natural Resources

Natural Resources section of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council Web site.

Source: Northern Shuswap Tribal Council

Protect Fish lake

To support the local First Nations and Wilderness Tourism Businesses and their way of living with nature.

Raincoast Conservation Society

Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by our research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Round River Conservation Studies

Since 1991, Round River has worked with native peoples, environmental organizations and government agencies. These programs are for First Nations Peoples to help them with the task of environmental conservation.

Tofino Mudflats Wildlife Management Area

Located within the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, the Tofino Mudflats Wildlife Management Area aims to protect key habitats and thereby ensure the long-term viability and ecological health of the fish and wildlife living in the Tofino Mudflats.

Transboundary Watershed Alliance

RWB works with First Nations, among others, to protect the vast intact landscapes and unique ecological and cultural values of the British Columbia-Alaska transboundary region since 2000.

Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance

UFFCA is made up of distinct Aboriginal peoples whose goal is to develop and implement co-operative management for the protection of fish species and the ecosystem upon which fish depend.

West Coast of Vancouver Aquatic Management Board

Brings a new approach to managing aquatic resources in Canada based on transparency, coordination, accountability and a broader ecosystem perspective.

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