Habitat and Environmental Protection

ABOUT THE STRATEGY Healthy watersheds support drinking water, agriculture, fisheries, biodiversity, recreation, local economies, cultural values, and climate resilience. Water and watersheds in British Columbia (B.C.) are under immense pressure and are increasingly vulnerable to climate change and cumulative effects. Climate change is intensifying drought conditions, altering seasonal precipitation patterns, reducing snowpack accumulation, increasing temperatures, […]

FNFC’s Water for Fish freshwater initiative launched in 2012 to advance objectives in the BC First Nations Fisheries Action Plan under the theme of “Safeguarding Habitat and Responding to Threats”. This initiative works to support First Nations in advancing freshwater governance, habitat protection, and management. The initiative’s intended impact is for First Nations in BC