The BC coast is a global treasure. It makes British Columbia unique, beautiful and abundant. That’s why it’s so hard to believe BC is one of the only coastal jurisdictions in North America without a united plan and law to protect it. We’ve inherited a jumble of regulations and laws overseen by different ministries and departments. It’s time for a renovation!
Let’s thoughtfully draw a blueprint for the coast. A blueprint, co-designed with Indigenous nations, that ensures marine life and coastal communities get the future they deserve.
Resources that inspire and inform our work
In 1992, Canada first proposed the idea of a World Oceans Day at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, as a day to encourage protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources. Twenty-nine years later, on World Oceans Day 2021, the message of World Oceans Day is needed now more than […]
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A commitment to developing a coastal strategy was included in five provincial Cabinet mandate letters and requires collaboration between three different ministries.
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The latest Health of the Salish Sea Report finds concerning declines in many #ocean health indicators. Further underscoring why a BC coastal strategy is needed now more than ever. cc: @Blueprint4Coast https://www.coastreporter.net/bc-news/how-healthy-is-the-salish-sea-canada-us-study-tracks-ecosystem-decline-3957023 #bcpoli #CoastalStrategyBC #SalishSea #SRKW
Part of my work for the people of BC is to bring in Coastal Marine Strategy. Not just a new strategy but the first ever for our coast. "A once-in-a-generation opportunity ... to ensure marine life and coastal communities get the future they deserve"
https://wcel.org/blog/lets-honour-ocean-bc-coastal-marine-strategy?utm_source=LEB
