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Biodiversity Conservation Goal 1
Provide strategic guidance, and facilitate collaboration among its partners to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound and facilitate the ongoing renewal and recovery of its marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
Strategic Priorities for Goal 1
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1. Identify and publicize high priority species and sensitive habitats for key terrestrial especially in coastal zones such as wetlands, eelgrass and kelp beds, and spawning beaches
2. Collaborate with land and marine management agencies at the federal and provincial levels to elevate the importance of these key species and habitats in land and marine use planning
3. In collaboration with the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw, integrate Indigenous knowledge into decision-making
4. Encourage the Government of Canada to complete assessments of federally listed species, such as the grizzly bear and salmon, to enable the development of recovery strategies that resource managers can use to incorporate solutions into their short- and long-term planning
5. Collaborate with local and regional governments in their community planning and bylaw development to place priority on mitigating impacts on key species from community and infrastructure development.
Biodiversity Conservation Goal 2
Pursue the conservation of biological diversity throughout Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound with priority given to the conservation of 1) representative ecosystems; 2) species of national and international significance; and 3) species documented as rare, endangered or at-risk.
Strategic Priorities for Goal 2
1. Assess the extent to which the existing system of protected areas in AHSUBR is representative of the biogeoclimatic zones that characterize the heavily forested slopes of the Coast Mountains, including the Mountain Hemlock (MH) and Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) zones and also including the Alpine Tundra (AT) zone
2. Identify and map the remaining areas in the Very Dry Maritime subzone a recognized conservation priority of the CWH forest (CWHxm1), Partnership (CDFCP), and assess the potential for its increased protection, as has recently occurred at Cape Roger Curtis on Bowen Island
3. Ensure that species of national and international interest, such as the hexactinellid or glass sponges and the bald eagle congregations by the Squamish River, receive the necessary level of recognition and habitat protection to ensure their long-term survival.
4. Ensure that 175 species documented as rare, endangered and at-risk receive the necessary level of recognition and habitat protection to ensure their long-term survival
5. Ensure a focus on species whose life cycles span the terrestrial and marine environments, such as the Marbled Murrelet, and facilitate the required multi-jurisdictional collaboration and special considerations in development and recovery planning
Biodiversity Conservation Goal 3
Implement the Canada Nature Legacy targets in Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound to protect 25% of land, fresh water and ocean ecosystems by 2023 and 30% by 2030.
Strategic Priorities for Goal 3
1. Conduct a Gap Analysis of existing marine and terrestrial protected area systems to identify gaps in the area, extent and level of protection for all representative ecosystems, species and habitats
2. Participate in the Government of Canada’s Ocean Management Contribution Program, part of Canada’s Nature Legacy, to improve management effectiveness, establish new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Other Effective Conservatin Measures (OECMs), improve collaboration among all agents of governance, advance marine spatial planning and take a leadership role in international advocacy
3. Assess the range of non-protected area land and marine resource use categories that contribute to conservation, restoration and connectivity, and their ability to meet the international guidance and standards needed to qualify as OECMs
4. In collaboration with the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw, assess Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) as a modern tool for creating new Indigenous-led protected areas within and adjacent to AHSUBR
5. Identify and map candidate areas for OECMs and IPCAs and facilitate collaboration among the agents of governance and stewardship groups to meaningfully contribute to conservation within candidate areas
6. Participate in the Old Growth Nature Fund for BC to identify and work with the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw and the provincial government to protect the remaining stands of older and old growth forests, especially in the CWH and in particular, the CWHxm1.
7. Support and participate in the Natural Climate Solutions Fund to plant trees to help reverse nature loss and fight climate change.
8. Support the concept of "Guardian Watchmen", a corps of First Nations' volunteers and/or paid staff, the Coastal Guardian Watchmen of BC, to monitor resource use, activity and health; conduct ecological research; mentor youth; and protect cultural sites, among other roles, throughout their traditional territory in AHSUBR
Biodiversity Conservation Goal 4
Find innovative ways to balance the needs of man and nature, and explore the application of the concept "Nature needs Half" throughout Átl'ka7tsem / Howe Sound
Strategic Priorities for Goal 4
1. Assess the internationally recognized “Nature Needs Half” concept and consider the potential of AHSUBR to be considered among the few candidates globally to aspire to this idea
2. Apply conservation science to determine what nature’s needs are in AHSUBR, given that 24% of AHSUBR lands and approximately 6% of its marine environments are in protected and conserved areas within the Biosphere Region's Core Areas and Buffer Zones.
Biodiversity Conservation Goal 5.
Develop ways and means of increasing involvement from a collaboarative force of federal and provincial government enforcement staff, First Nations staff and a voluneer corps from a range of organizations and civil society to improve monitoring and enforcement capacility throughout AHSUBR.
Strategic Priorities for Goal 5
1. Establish the “Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Guardian Watchmen”, a corps of First Nations’ volunteers and/or paid staff supported by HSBRIS and the Coastal Guardian Watchmen of BC, to monitor resource use, activity and health; conduct ecological research; mentor youth; and protect cultural sites, among other roles, throughout their traditional territory in AHSUBR
2. Facilitate and support the collaboration of the appropriate government agencies and non-government organizations with the Coastal Guardian Watchmen of BC program for an integrated approach to improved enforcement and monitoring.
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