Species At Risk

August 2, 2017
Denise Mullen

The new NDP government is considering options for management of species at risk in BC, and has signalled an intention to introduce stand-alone species at risk legislation. The Business Council supports the idea in-principle, but we urge the government to take time to explore the best options for ensuring effective management of species while also maintaining the province’s competitiveness and a vibrant natural resource sector.

Highlights

  • Canada is signatory to both the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the 1991 Convention on Biological Diversity.
  • Canada’s 2002 Species at Risk Act is in direct response to these agreements, aimed at identifying, assessing, and managing endangered, extirpated, threatened species.
  • As of July 2017, Canada had 549 endangered, extirpated,threatened, or special concern species. About 42% of these are in British Columbia.
  • British Columbia is one of the Canadian jurisdictions without a specific endangered species act. We manage using a collection of legislation, regulations, and guidelines.
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