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The Islands Trust was created to protect the unique ecosystems of BC’s Gulf Islands, without being given the authority to do so. But rather than protecting the environment from potentially harmful human activities, the Islands Trust is now protecting human activities that harm the environment.
A review from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria shows that much more needs to be done to protect this important zone, particularly in the Gulf Islands.
A disturbing number of grizzlies are killed in the Bella Coola Valley on Canada’s Pacific coast because of avoidable human behaviour, but existing legislation to prevent these deaths are virtually unenforceable.