Conservation Status of Gambier Island
· Gambier Island · Reports & Publications · 2019
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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South Pender
Saturna
Salt Spring
North Pender
Mayne
Lasqueti
Hornby
Gambier
Galiano
Gabriola
Executive
Denman
Bowen
Natural Areas Converted for Human Use in the Islands Trust Area
Once land is converted for human use, that land is less available for nature. As land
conversion reaches or goes above a 30-40% threshold, the number of species in a
given habitat decline more rapidly.
16% PROTECTED
Species at riskParks & protected areas
Conservation status of
Gambier Island Local Trust Area
The Gambier Island Local Trust Area is one of 13 local trust
areas and island municipalities that make up the Islands Trust
Area. The Gambier Island Local Trust Area, located 10 km
northwest of Horseshoe Bay near the Sunshine Coast, includes
associated islands. It is within the traditional territories of
numerous First Nations who have cared for these lands and
waters since time immemorial.
The islands of the Gambier Island Local Trust Area are home
to some of the rarest ecosystems in British Columbia, that are
under threat from development, climate change and habitat
degradation. The Islands Trust Conservancy does “nature
check-ups” to measure the state of island ecosystems to
see how well we are meeting the Islands Trust’s mandate to
“preserve and protect”. Guided by a science-based Regional
Conservation Plan, our work is important because, like the
species and habitats that support us, the quality of human
life depends on ecosystem health. We all have a part to play
in protecting these fragile islands in the Salish Sea for future
generations.
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