Islands Trust Conservancy Annual Report 2025-2026

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Conservancy
Annual Report
2025/26
Reconciliation Declaration
Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges that the lands and waters
that encompass the Salish Sea have been home to Indigenous
Peoples since time immemorial. We recognize that we are all
intertwined in the ecosystems that are the lands, waters, culture,
and ecology that embody this place.
Islands Trust Conservancy will strive to create opportunities for
knowledge-sharing, understanding, and collaboration as people
come together to preserve and protect the special nature of the
islands in the Salish Sea.
Islands Trust Conservancy is committed to the protection and
preservation of this place through processes that respect and
honour Reconciliation and mutually respectful relationships with
Coast Salish Indigenous Peoples. We express our recognition for
the past, present, and future stewardship and knowledge that has
been shared by Indigenous Peoples and are humbled and grateful.
cover photo: carlie aston
About the Islands Trust Conservancy
The Islands Trust Conservancy was established by the Government
of British Columbia in 1990 as the conservation arm of Islands Trust.
For the purposes of carrying out the preserve and protect mandate of
Islands Trust, under a trust fund plan approved by the Minister, Islands
Trust Conservancy is responsible for receiving money, grants and other
property and acquiring, holding and, if necessary, disposing of land and
other property.
As a land trust, the Islands Trust Conservancy is dedicated to preserving
and protecting the fragile ecosystems throughout the Salish Sea within
the Islands Trust Area, which lies between the mainland of British
Columbia and Vancouver Island and includes the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe
Sound area. This region covers over 450 islands and inlets and supports
ecologically rich landscapes, archaeological and cultural sites of signif -
icance, and a high diversity of ecosystems and species, many of which
are endangered or at risk of becoming endangered.
The mission of the Islands Trust Conservancy is to protect these land -
scapes by encouraging, undertaking, and supporting voluntary conser -
vation initiatives across the region. Conservation is advanced through
collaboration with private landholders and donors, local conservancies,
environmental organizations, charitable foundations, academic institu -
tions, businesses, First Nations, and all levels of government.
Learn more about the Islands Trust Conservancy .
The United Nations and
governments of Canada and
British Columbia have set a
target of protecting 30% of
lands, waters and oceans by
2030. Scientific consensus
indicates that achieving this
target is critical to slowing
biodiversity loss and addressing
the climate change crisis.
photo: carlie aston
Approach to Conservation
The Islands Trust Conservancy’s mission is to protect and preserve.
Conservation across the Islands Trust Area is advanced through the
following actions:
Voluntary land protection: Collaboration with landholders sup

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