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North and Central Coast Protected Area Planning



Conservancies With Active Management Planning Processes



Northern Region (Skeena)
Coastal Protected Area
Central Region (Cariboo)
Coastal Protected Area
Southern Central (Vancouver Island) Coastal Protected Area
Banks Nii Luutiksm Hakai Lúxvbálís Qwiquallaaq/Boat Bay
Bishop Bay/Monkey Beach Kitasoo Spirit Bear Ugwiwey/Cape Caution-Blunden Bay
Crab Lake   Ugwiwey/Cape Caution
Gitxaala Nii Luutiksm/Kitkatla   Mahpahkum-Ahkwuna/Deserters-Walker
K'nabiyaaxl/Ashdown   Hunwadi/Ahnuhati-Bald
Khutzeymateen Inlet   Dzawadi/Klinaklini Estuary
Ksi Xts'at'kw/Stagoo  

Negetl’/Nekite Estuary
Larcom Lagoon   ?NACINUXw/Phillips Estuary
Lax Ka'gaas/Campania   Tsa-Latl’/Smokehouse
Lax Kul Nii Luutiksm/Bonilla    
Lax Kwil Dziidz/Fin    
Lax Lwax/Dundas Melville Islands    
Moksgm'ol/Chapple - Cornwall    
Monckton Nii Luutiksm    

 

Background Information:



In February 2006 British Columbia announced land use decisions for the North and Central Coast that protects some of the most spectacular and ecologically diverse regions of the world, including critical Spirit Bear habitat (see news releases). The combined protected areas, including both the new and existing areas, announced as part of this decision total approximately 1.8 million hectares, more than three times the size of Prince Edward Island. As a result of this decision, Conservancies were developed as a new designation of protected area in the Province.  Currently, 65 new Conservancies have been designated, with the remainder of the proposed Conservancies anticipated for designation in spring 2008.

The land use decisions represent an unprecedented collaboration between First Nations, industry, environmentalists, local government and many other stakeholders in managing the vast richness of B.C.’s coast for the benefit of all British Columbians. Since the announcement of these decisions, the B.C. Government has been designating protected areas, formalizing Collaborative Protected Area Management Agreements with First Nations, developing a coastal protected area operations program and initiating management planning processes to provide management direction for individual protected areas.

Management Planning

The North and Central Coast Planning processes and land use agreements with First Nations provide some initial direction on the purpose and values to be protected within the newly designated conservancies. However, further detailed values, aspirations and uses for each conservancy need to be considered and incorporated into individual protected area plans. Three regions of the Ministry of Environment (Cariboo, Skeena and Vancouver Island) are engaged with First Nations, local government, users and interest groups on the initiation and completion of management plans for the newly-announced conservancies. Under collaborative protected area management agreements, there is provision for planning processes to be designed and managed collaboratively by the Ministry and First Nations. The process for each protected area is tailored to its specific circumstances and issues.

What are your views? In all cases, involvement and input from the public are desired. There is a comment form available for each conservancy on the conservancy planning pages.

Maps

Map A (355 kb pdf)

Map B (377 kb pdf)

Map C (375 kb pdf)

Map D (470 kb pdf)

 

Protected Area Collaborative Management Agreements between
First Nations and the Province of British Columbia


Protected Area Collaborative Management Agreements between First Nations and the Province of British Columbia provide a framework for government to government working relationships. The agreements also describe First Nations’ involvement in areas such as management planning, permitting, research and inventory, cultural resources management, and low impact economic development within protected areas.

Signed Collaborative Management Agreements

Northern Region (Skeena) Coastal Protected Area Planning

  • Gitga’at First Nation
  • Gitxaala First Nation
  • Haisla First Nation (Kitlope Heritage Conservancy)
  • Kitselas First Nation
  • Kitsumkalum First Nation
  • Metlakatla First Nation
Central Region (Cariboo) Coastal Protected Area Planning 

  • Heiltsuk First Nation (Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy)
  • Kitasoo Xais Xais First Nation
  • Wuikinuxv First Nation
Southern Central Coast (Vancouver Island) Protected Area Planning

  • Da’naxda’xw Awaetlatla First Nation
  • Gwa’Sala-Nakwaxda’xw First Nation
  • Kwiakah First Nation
  • Mamalilikulla-Que’Qwa’Sot’Em First Nation

News Releases and Backgrounders

Creation of Conservancy areas

For more information on the North and Central Coast Land Use Decision please visit the Integrated Land Management Bureau’s Coastal Land Use Decision Implementation website.