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Breakout Sessions Concerning
the Ten Strategic Directions
Strategic efforts, including the banning of DDT in 1972,
saved the peregrine falcon or Falco peregrinus from the
road to extinction. Currently, COSEWIC has assessed the
subspecies anatum as Threatened, while the pealeis and
tundrius subspecies are assessed as of Special Concern.
Shorebird migrations in spring and summer bring large
numbers of peregrine falcon to the Fraser River estuary,
in particular to Boundary Bay.
The breakout sessions were intended to solicit feedback on strategic directions, including identifying gaps, priorities
for action and comments about how different organizations could be moving forward. Based on a review of gaps in
biodiversity conservation regionally the strategic directions below were developed and framed within subject areas.
Subject Area Strategic Direction
1 Institutional Arrangements Build organizational capacity and develop champions within organizations
2 Legislation and Regulation Develop flexible ‘results-based’ legislation that ensures accountability for
achieving effective biodiversity conservation
3 Land Use Planning Improve the incorporation of biodiversity conservation priorities into plans
and policies
4 Development Processes Ensure that development processes integrate biodiversity values and
environmental innovation
5 Secure Land Build on the existing regional park and Green Zone network including:
habitats and corridors to protect ecosystem services and functions;
unique and representative habitats; habitats for species at risk; and
adequate buffers
6 Protected Areas Management Manage, enhance and restore biodiversity and features of protected natural
areas, habitats, and corridors
7 Private Land Stewardship Develop and utilize incentives and education to encourage better uptake of
existing programs and voluntary stewardship on private lands
8 Map, Monitor, Research Ensure sufficient biophysical information from a regional to a site specific
scale to make scientifically defensible, measurable, ecosystem-based land
use decisions
9 Education/Communication Promote better understanding of biodiversity, our region’s natural assets,
and habitats. Rekindle residents’ connection to nature and encourage
communities to become actively involved in conserving and restoring
biodiversity
10 Implementation Confirm agencies or partnerships to undertake or champion the following
priority actions.
Strategic Directions for Biodiversity Conservation in the Metro Vancouver Region | Forum Proceedings: Key Points and Potential Action Steps
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