Islands Trust Conservancy Annual Report 2016-2017
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Fresh water & aquifers · Forestry & trees · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Governance & budget · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Annual Report Conservation land trust for Canada’s islands in the Salish Sea 2016 – 2017 Islands Trust Fund Message from the Islands Trust Fund Board Chair “The Islands Trust is committed to changing its organizational approach to relations with the 37 First Nations with interests in the lands and waters in the Trust Area. The goal is to move beyond formality and have interactions rooted in a sincere and genuine relationship of mutual respect.” These words are from the Islands Trust’s First Nations Engagement Principles Policy and are strongly echoed by the Trust Fund Board. We recognize that our ability to preserve ecosystems is possible because the stewardship of the 37 First Nations with interests in the lands and waters in the Trust Area has left a lasting legacy of diverse ecosystems throughout the islands. Since 1990, islanders have entrusted the Islands Trust Fund with the responsibility to protect habitat on many well-loved islands places. As a land trust, the Islands Trust Fund promises the land and cove- nants we receive are protected forever. We treat each donation we receive as an investment in our islands’ future. This year we reached an important milestone of 100 Protected Places in the Trust Area, preserving over 1,190 hect- ares of diverse island ecosystems for future generations. We acknowledge with gratitude our partners, land stewards, other local land trusts and conservancies working on conservation in the islands. Looking to the future, Trust Fund Board and staff are in the process of renewing the Regional Conservation Plan (RCP), working in concert with the other entities of the Islands Trust, our regional conser- vancy partners, the people of the islands and First Nations. Recognizing the diversity of voices and connections with the landscape will help shape a new RCP to achieve common goals for strengthening the protec- tion of nature in our area. islands trust fund annual report 2016 – 20172 In the spirit of reconciliation, the Islands Trust Fund commits to listening and learning from First Nations. We understand Nations are inundated with requests for consultation and participation and that treaty negotiations may involve lands identified for conservation. Our hope is that respectful and collaborative relationships, based on recog- nizing values and interests, can ensure that healthy island ecosystems flourish alongside healthy communities. To n y L a w Chair, Trust Fund Board pamela hafey islands trust fund annual report 2016 – 20173 Trust Fund Board Role The Islands Trust Fund was established in 1990 by the Islands Trust Act to preserve natural landscapes and ecosystems in the Islands Trust Area, which covers most of Canada’s islands in the Salish Sea. As the regional land trust for the Islands Trust Area, the Islands Trust Fund works with landowners and communities to protect places of natural or cultural significance in perpetuity. The Islands Trust Fund receives donations of
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