Overview
Over the next five years, the Georgia Basin Action Plan (GBAP) will build on the progress of the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative. Between 2003 and 2008, we are committed to the following goals:
• supporting the sustainability of the Georgia Basin through collaborative stewardship
• using sustainable land, aquatic and resource-use planning and management to support
the conservation, protection and restoration of the environment, enhance human and social
well-being, and contribute to a strengthened economy
• supporting improved decision-making by using scientific and indigenous knowledge to
advance the understanding of key ecosystem stresses
• protecting and restoring targeted ecosystems
These goals will be accomplished through strategies that integrate environmental, social and economic considerations. We aim to generate new knowledge and develop relevant tools for decision-makers and influencers at all levels. By optimizing outreach and stewardship, government programs and collaboration, and by strengthening partnerships and strategic alliances, we will promote best practices throughout the Georgia Basin.
Under the GBAP, we will support the development of, and access to, stewardship tools and integrated resource and land-use data and information for the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound. We will aid the development of ecosystem health and community progress indicators, and provide tools to implement ecosystem, airshed and watershed-based approaches in aquatic, land and resource-use plans. We will also promote shared leadership roles in stewardship, sustainable best practices, and eco-efficiency amongst governments, non-government organizations, First Nations, the private sector, communities and individuals.