Watershed Governance Links

 

To find Internet information and resources for the protection of aquatic resources, click on one of the topics listed below.

 

• Aboriginal
• Agriculture and Range lands
• Coastal Zones
• Endangered Species/ Wildlife
• Fish and Fisheries
• Environment
• Forestry
• Funding
• Legal System
• Parks
• Planning
• Pollution
• Sponsors/Authors
• Weather

 

Aboriginal

 

Assembly of First Nations: http://www.afn.ca/

 

BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission: http://www.bcafc.org/

 

BC Treaty Commission: http://www.bctreaty.net/

 

First Nations Summit: http://www.fns.bc.ca/

 

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index_e.html

 

Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services: http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcaws/

 

Union of BC Indian Chiefs: http://www.ubcic.bc.ca/

 

 

Agriculture/ Range lands

 

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: http://www.agr.gc.ca/

 

BC Agricultural Land Commission: http://www.lrc.gov.bc.ca/

 

BC Agriculture Council: http://www.bcac.bc.ca/

 

B.C. Land Commission Office: http://www.landcommission.gov.bc.ca

 

BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries: http://www.gov.bc.ca/agf/ 

 

Canadian Federation of Agriculture: http://www.cfa-fca.ca/

 

Planning for Agriculture: http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/publications/planning/pfa_main.htm

 

Range Section, Ministry of Forest, Forest Practices Branch website: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/range/range.htm

 

 

Authors/Sponsors

 

Fisheries & Oceans Canada: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/

 

TechHouse Enterprises: http://www.techhouse.biz/

 

Vancouver Foundation: http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/

 

West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation: http://www.wcel.org/

 

 

Coastal Zones

 

Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program: http://www.bieapfremp.org/main_bieap.html

 

Fisheries & Oceans Canada: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/

 

Fraser River Estuary Management Program website: http://www.bieapfremp.org/fremp/managementplan/emp.html

 

 

Endangered Species/ Wildlife

 

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada: http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/index.htm

 

Ducks Unlimited: http://www.ducks.ca/

 

Endangered Species Recovery Fund: http://www.wwfcanada.org/en/cons_pgms/ESRF/Guidelines.asp or http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/efforts/esrf_e.cfm

 

Environment Canada, Species at Risk: http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/species/index_e.cfm

 

North American Bird Conservation Initiative: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/nabci.html

 

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Endangered Species: http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/

 

North American Waterfowl Management Plan: http://www.nawmp.ca/eng/index_e.html

 

 

Environment

 

Environment Canada, The Green Lane: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ 

 

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy: http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/

 

 

Fish and Fisheries

 

BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries: http://www.gov.bc.ca/agf/ 

 

Fisheries & Oceans Canada: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/index.htm

 

Pacific Salmon Foundation: http://www.psf.ca/

 

Forestry

 

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers: http://www.ccfm.org/home_e.html

 

Forest Investment Account: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hcp/fia/

 

Forest Practices Code Transition Primer: http://216.210.103.125/PDFs/Primer/Primer-v1-3.pdf

 

Forest Practices Code Guidebooks: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/guidetoc.htm

 

Ministry of Forests, British Columbia: http://www.gov.bc.ca/for/

 

Funding

 

Ecological Gifts Program: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/ecogifts/eng/index_e.htm

 

EcoAction Community Funding Program: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/

Endangered Species Recovery Fund: http://www.wwfcanada.org/en/cons_pgms/ESRF/Guidelines.asp or http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/efforts/esrf_e.cfm

Forest Investment Account: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hcp/fia/

Habitat Conservation Trust Fund: http://www.hctf.ca/ 

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk: http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/species/sar/media/back2_e.htm

Parks Canada Agency Species at Risk Funding: http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/index_e.asp

 

Legal System (Canada)

Canadian Parliament: http://www.parl.gc.ca./

 

Parks

 

BC Parks: http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/

 

Parks Canada and Heritage Canada: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/default_flash.html

 

 

Planning

 

Guidelines for Water Use Plans: http://lwbc.bc.ca/water/wup/guidelines.html

 

Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management: http://www.gov.bc.ca/srm/

 

Sustainability Tools and Resources: http://www.sustainabilitytools.ca/

 

 

Pollution

 

Canadian Water Quality Guidelines: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ceqg-rcqe/English/Ceqg/Water/default.cfm

 

Environment Canada: http://www.ec.gc.ca/

 

Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/

 

Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection: http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/

 

National Office of Pollution Prevention: http://www.ec.gc.ca/NOPP/P2TUT/index.html

 

 

Weather

 

Environment Canada’s Weather Office: http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html 

 

Environmental Protection Agency, Non-point Source Pollution: http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/whatis.html

 

Geologic Survey of Canada: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/gsc/index_e.html