Islands Trust Conservancy Impact Report, 2021
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Topics: Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget · Marine & foreshore — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Impact Report Protecting Islands in the Salish Sea islandstrust.bc.ca/conservancy/@IslTrustConservancy@IslTrustConserv We acknowledge with respect that we live and work as guests in the treaty lands and territories of the BOḰEĆEN, K’ómoks, Lək ̓ ʷəŋən, Lyackson, MÁLEXEȽ, Qualicum, Quw’utsun Tribes, scəẃaθən məsteyəxʷ, Scia’new, səl ̓ ilwətaʔɬ, SEMYOME, shíshálh, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Spune’luxutth, SȾÁUTW̱, Stz’uminus, ɬaʔəmen, toq qaymɩxʷ, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Wei Wai Kum, We Wai Kai, W̱JOȽEȽP, W̱SIḴEM, Xeláltxw, Xwémalhkwu/ʔop qaymɩxʷ, and xʷməθkʷəy ̓ əm. Published March 2022 © All rights reserved, Islands Trust Conservancy Contents Who we are 3 How we work & Our People 4 Small conservancy - big impact 5 Working with private landholders 6 - 7 Ecological restoration highlights 8 - 9 Opportunity Fund & Supporting our work 10 - 11 (C) Coast Salish Drums, L. Wilcox Who We Are Established in 1990, the Islands Trust Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to preserving and protecting the fragile and unique ecosystems of the Islands Trust Area in the Salish Sea. This region covers approximately 79,000 hectares of land and over 482,000 hectares of water on the southern coast of British Columbia. It includes 450 islands between southern Vancouver Island, mainland British Columbia and Howe Sound. Our mission is to protect these very special places by encouraging, undertaking, and assisting in voluntary conservation initiatives across the Islands. We work with many allies including: private landholders and donors, local conservancies, environmental organizations, charitable foundations, academic institutions, businesses, First Nations, and all levels of government. The Islands Trust Area including terrestrial and marine components. 3 Read our Annual Reports 1,360 + ha ecological and cultural land Which contain 111 properties protected through voluntary conservation actions 32 Nature Reserves 79 Conservation Covenants + We have worked with 30+ partners to achieve our mission to date. Together we have protected A small conservancy with a big impact Conduct monitoring and restoration activities across 32 nature reserves Run a Species at Risk program to increase collaboration in recovery efforts for species and ecosystems at risk across the Islands Support climate action by managing land to better mitigate climate impacts In addition to protecting land we also: Engage 80+ private landowners in stewardship education 20% of the Islands Trust Area 5 Since 1990 we have succeeded in protecting 19+ Islands Across Explore these properties online Working with landholders to support voluntary land protection. We create nature reserves and place conservation covenants on land across the Islands in the Salish Sea. We are well placed to do this work thanks to tax tools unique to the Islands Trust Area . Working with Island communities and conservation partners to monitor and restore sensitive ecosystems and habitat for species-at-risk. Providi
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