Clayoquot
Clayoquot SoundA message from Brenda Kuecks, President, Ecotrust Canada
With this week’s scheduled meetings between Canada’s native and non-native leaders, it seems plausible to hope for some positive change.
Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationproject name:Clayoquot Climate Change Adapationvideo:The climate of the Clayoquot Sound is shaped by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and by its steep topography: generally wet and mild it is, in fact, one of the wettest places in Canada. Climate change is expected to accentuate these characteristics over the next century.
Toolkit 1.0project name:Toolkit 1.0A new toolkit outlines seven steps to create fisheries licence banks to improve the economics and sustainability of commercial fisheries.
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IMFN 20th AnniversaryThe year 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the International Model Forest Network (IMFN).
standing tree to standing homeproject_name:standing tree to standing homeAs a result of a visioning exercise in 2008 organized by Ecotrust Canada, five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have agreed on one common need across Clayoquot Sound: improved housing.
green cultural building designproject_name:green cultural building designWe are working with Nuu-chah-nulth communities on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, to help them design green and culturally appropriate homes that recognize present circumstances, using today’s skills, based on yesterday’s knowledge, for future generations.
The Clayoquot Sound Climate Change Adaptation program recently concluded its second phase, and communities are moving forwards clear in the knowledge that while change is happening, they will be able to work with it.
Talking with Community Members at the 2011 Ahousaht AGMOn April 27th and 28th 2010, Ecotrust Canada was invited to participate in the Ahousaht First Nation Annual General Meeting. This was an excellent opportunity to hear from the community and get a sense of the real issues that are important to the Ahousaht membership.
Few could argue First Nations are now at the forefront of forest resource management in Clayoquot Sound
writes Julia Prinselaar in an indepth article published in the Westerly News March 10, 2011, following up on her earlier article."Representatives from the environmental community, the local forest industry, First Nations and local government convened for the Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel Symposium to look at the last 15 years of changes and practices in regional forestry management and what these changes mean for
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