Reports

Action for Adaptation Reports​

Biodiversity Atlas mapping, 2026 by Kelly Chapman et al

Environmental Policy Toolkit for First Nations and Local Government, 2026 by Marian McCoy

Responding to needs of planners who said that not many policy and regulatory mechanisms exist to conserve local ecosystems, we reviewed existing literature to highlight a range of policy options that planners can use to incorporate biodiversity and ecological values into planning and decision-making.

Funding our Future: Conservation Finance for Private Lands workshop, 2025

The purpose was to discuss how sustainable funding for biodiversity and stewardship could be achieved in the Capital Region, specifically acknowledging that 57% of the land is in private ownership.

Sunshine Coast Pilot Mapping: for Conservation & Climate Resilience Planning, by Kelly Chapman and Allison Haney, 2024

The Sunshine Coast Mapping pilot was focused on using existing Provincial mapping and interpreting the information held in these layers to uncover several sensitive ecosystems in the following mapping layers: Potential Ecological Communities at Risk, Potential Sensitive Ecosystems, Hydrologically Sensitive Ecosystems, Climate Microrefugia.

A Review of Mapping Support Tools: Land Cover, by Lyndsey Smith, 2024

This report is part of a series that presents the results of conversations and a review of mapping layers currently used for planning and decision making.

A Review of Mapping Support Tools: Carbon, by Lyndsey Smith, 2024

This report is part of a series that presents the results of conversations and a review of mapping layers currently used for planning and decision making.

A Review of Mapping Support Tools: Ecological Connectivity, by Lyndsey Smith, 2024

This report is part of a series that presents the results of conversations and a review of mapping layers currently used for planning and decision making.

A Review of Mapping Support Tools: Species at Risk, by Megan A. Beurs, 2024

This report is part of a series that presents the results of conversations and a review of mapping layers currently used for planning and decision making.

A Review of Mapping Support Tools: Decision Support Tools for Nature-Based Solutions, by Lyndsey Smith, 2024

This report is part of a series that presents the results of conversations and a review of mapping layers currently used for planning and decision making.

Biodiversity Atlas Scoping Report – Part 1, 2022

To understand gaps and opportunities in biodiversity mapping in southwest BC, the CDFCP and UBC Botanical Gardens staff and consultants completed in-depth conversations with local government and First Nations planners, mapping experts from provincial and federal government and the private sector and environmental non-governmental organization’s (eNGOs). The information collected through these conversations is being used to develop the Action for Adaptation Biodiversity Atlas.

Biodiversity Atlas Scoping Report – Part 2, 2023

A second round of conversations were undertaken with western science and traditional knowledge holders relating to remote sensing; ecosystem mapping; species and ecosystems at risk; culturally significant species and climate shifting and modelling.

Policy, Tools and Incentives – Issues and Opportunities – Local Government Perspectives, by Lyndsey Smith, 2023

Compilation of the second round of conversations with local government representatives.

Biodiversity Mapping workshop report, 2022

The aim of the workshop was to bring together mapping users and experts to share information relating to new approaches to mapping and to brainstorm collectively on how to identify a preferred set of layers for a Biodiversity Atlas.

Biodiversity Mapping workshop report, 2023

The goals of the workshop were to learn from local examples of environmental mapping, and to share the Action for Adaptation team’s Sunshine Coast pilot mapping for review with attendees. 

Carbon Project Feasibility by 3Green Tree Ecosystem Services Ltd., 2022

A feasibility study was completed to identify the potential to develop a group carbon project on the south-west coast of BC for small landowners.