Convening for Action in British Columbia

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International Year of Salmon

    DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Creating Safe Cities for Salmon”, released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in May 2021


    “Protection of salmon and their habitat from the adverse impacts of urban development is a challenging task that requires an all-of-government response. Findings from this research highlight the variable involvement and guidance provided from the higher levels of government in Canada. As one expert noted, the province must provide more clarity on direct regulatory obligations which have compliance initiatives in place to enforce them. Inadequate statutory foundations and enforcement of current regulations have only hindered the implementation of nature-based solutions to protect salmon in cities,” stated Andrea McDonald.

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    DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Doing Science Differently in Local Creeksheds” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in May 2021


    “Stewardship groups in particular are such an underutilized resource right now. My Masters research, which looked at how governments can better collaborate with stewardship groups on environmental monitoring initiatives, found that volunteers spend countless hours collecting data, often the same data that government employees state they’re in need of, but the data aren’t being used meaningfully for resource management or decision-making,” stated Nikki Kroetsch.

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