BCAFN is seeking feedback to engage First Nations title and rights holders in the development of the First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda (FNCL Agenda in BC). From April to July 2024, BCAFN will host a series of regional engagement activities across BC to foster discussions and identify key priority actions and recommendations to the federal government for implementing and advancing the BC FNCL Agenda while ensuring inherent rights guiding are upheld. In BC, the FNCL Agenda will complement the work undertaken by the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) to implement the BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan's pathways and actions. Continued in-person future engagements are listed below. |
- Terrace, June 5, 2024
- Chilliwack, June 27, 2024
- Campbell River, July 3, 2024
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society British Columbia Chapter seeks 25 youth ages 18-30 to participate in the Young Leaders in Conservation Program. This program aims to bring diverse youth together to build meaningful connections and skills and provide opportunities to advocate for BC conservation issues to help ultimately shape environmental policy. |
Volunteer to support the Unist'ot'en mandate to Heal the People and Heal the Land. The healing centre helps Wet'suwet'en people recover from trauma and substance by connecting with their land. This year Unist'ot'en work party is focusing on fire preparedness and camp efficiency adjustments. |
Canada's plan for long-term managment of used nuclear fuel is under adaptive phased management. AFN is interested in receiving feed back on nuclear fuel, transportation, and storage in Canada. This dialogue series allows for First Nations to learn new updates and provide feedback for AFN to better advocate for First Nations' involvement in decisions about nuclear fuel activities across Turtle Island. |
Connect with the Restore Assert Defend (RAD) Network at the Cultivating Capacity for Indigenous-Led Nature-Based Solutions webinar. Reflect on the topic of cultivating capacity for nature-based solutions. Join to hear key findings and hear from guest speakers about emerging initiatives and practical tools to grow capacity. |
In partnership with the Centre of Indigenous Environmental Resources, the Canadian Climate Institute invites you to a roundtable discussion with the authors of three new case studies in the Indigenous Perspective series. |
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Climate & Health Program is seeking First Nations feedback to understand climate health risks of concern and to learn gaps, opportunities, and priority actions needed across the health sector to support the health and wellness of First Nations amidst climate change. |
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will host its 3rd National Climate Gathering, Catalyzing First Nations Climate and Conservation Leadership for Transformative Change, endorsing the AFN National Climate Strategy and reaffirming the declaration of a First Nations Climate Emergency. The Strategy contains seven priority areas, alongside 108 strategies and actions. |
The Watershed Security Fund (WSF) program supports projects and initiatives that advance the resiliency of watersheds while adhering to a framework of reconciliation and collaborative relationships to steward the restoration and conservation of healthy watersheds. |
The funds are split into 3 streams: - Headwaters up to $50,000: Smaller projects or project design, research, planning or initial partner conversations & readiness building.
- Creek up to $150,000: Medium-scale implementation and shovel-ready projects includes community engagement, research planning, partnership project detailed research planning, partnership, and project development.
- Stream up to $500,000: Larger scale: Partnerships in place, plans and projects or initiatives well developed and redy for implementation.
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The Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty (IFS) Grant provides non-repayable funding to communities and organizations wanting to develop or expand their Indigenous food systems, including innovation for sustainability and growth of Indigenous agriculture and food sovereignty. |
Two funding streams are available separately to support the process of activities from planning capped at $150,000 to implementation, capped at $250,000. |
The Green Municipal Fund's Community Efficiency Financing $300 million initiative supports Indigenous communities and municipalities to create, launch and expand home energy upgrade financing programs for low-rise energy projects. GMF provides additional support for studies, pilot, retrofit, and new build capital projects. |
The water conservation calculator is a web-based decision-support tool used to illustrate how specific water conservation measures can yield both fiscal and physical water savings for communities. |
Snow and Water bulletins provide essential information for projected conditions for snowpack, which impact the water table of the BC. As well as projected outcomes for future drought conditions. |
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