Organizing for Change

A vital wildlife corridor and one of the world's purest rivers needs a National Park and an adjoining Wildlife Management Area to protect it from coal strip mining and other threats.

One of the last rivers sustaining healthy populations of Pacific salmon, the opportunity to establish a land management regime in the region that addresses the threat of climate change is not to be missed.

To protect our incredible wealth of diversity and the special places our species require to survive, the BC government needs to enact a strong, stand-alone Species and Ecosystems Protection Act.

B.C. demonstrated significant leadership in 2008 with the introduction of North America's most ambitious carbon tax. Continuing to improve its effectiveness and fairness will make it an even better tool and model for reshaping our economy.

How can we significantly help meet our GHG reduction targets, fight global warming, create thousands of jobs and build BC's green economy at the same time? With the tools and incentives to greatly upgrade the energy efficiency of our homes and buildings.

Nature is not immune to the impacts of climate change, especially when it's already weakened by decades of poor management practices. We need a law and policy framework to set the stage for a science-based, legally designated, and interconnected conservation network in BC to give our diverse and abundant landscapes a fighting chance.