The Pacific Estuary Conservation Program was the first recipient of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award in 1999. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty and an official vehicle for achieving wetland conservation on a global scale.

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Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (PECP)

Ducks Unlimited Canada is a partner in the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (PECP). The PECP was formed in 1987 by government agencies and non-government organizations in British Columbia to coordinate their efforts in protecting the environmentally valuable estuaries along the rugged BC coast. Designed to work with current landowners to find creative ways to secure estuary land for conservation, the PECP is one of the most successful coastal habitat conservation programs in Canada and is the main delivery program for land securement and enhancement for the Pacific Coast Joint Venture (PCJV) in BC.

PECP partners have successfully secured thousands of hectares of shoreline and intertidal habitats in many of BC’s major estuaries.

Partners

  • Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
  • BC Habitat Conservation Trust Fund
  • Ducks Unlimited Canada
  • Nature Conservancy of Canada
  • The Land Conservancy of Canada
  • The Nature Trust of British Columbia
 
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