EBM Learning Forum

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What is the EBM Learning Forum?

In 2006, most coastal First Nations signed land use agreements with the British Columbia government. These agreements include greater decision- making authority for First Nations, a network of protected areas called Conservancies and a commitment to applying Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) across First Nations’ traditional territories.

To support the transition to implementing EBM, the Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative is facilitating a regional learning network, called the EBM Learning Forum, to build a strong understanding of EBM at a local and regional level among land use practitioners (land use planners, resource managers, foresters, technicians, etc).

The EBM Learning Forum offers workshops, field trips and other learning opportunities. Through these events, participants will share their own EBM experiences and outside resource people with specific expertise will be invited on an as needed basis.

Participants can request a copy of the Summary Reports by emailing info@ebmlearningforum.ca.

EBM Learning Forum Newsletters

Human Well-Being and EBM

The goals of Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) are to maintain healthy ecosystems and improve human well-being. The attached backgrounder was provided to participants at the October 2008 EBM Learning Forum and provides an overview of the concept of human well-being as related to EBM.