British Columbia Legislature 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session (2021) Statements, 3 Nov 2021

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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 3 2021 Statements Jordan Sturdy

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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament

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Remember her west vancouver see this guy. Thank you, mr speaker. Today today I would like to acknowledge the work of all those who've contributed to the at-catsom, how sound biosphere region initiative over the past five years, most notably ruth simons, who has coordinated the project from its genesis.

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Earlier this fall. Those efforts were rewarded as united nations, educational, scientific and cultural organization announced that how sound will become british columbia's third biosphere region. This means that unesco has deemed the region a zone of global ecological significance.

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How sound will join more than 700 unesco biosphere regions around the world that all make an ongoing commitment to strive for sustainability house sound or at catsam in the squamish language covers an area of 2187 square kilometers from cypress provincial park along the house on crest, touching on pine cone, burke mountain, the western edge of garibaldi park over to the height of the land of the tantalus provincial park, down the west side of house sound to tetrahedron provincial park and onto gibson's and encompasses all of house sound.

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The area is renowned for its rich indigenous culture, biodiversity and very distinctive fjord geography jurisdictions around the globe are faced with profound impacts of habitat loss and climate change. It's hoped that at catsam biosphere region will show be a showcase for how regional coordination can manage for sustainable, ecological and human values. The new designation does not impose any new rules on the region or its residents, but it incentivizes to collaboration to collaborate and ensure conservation, sustainable development, reconciliation, climate action and associated research, monitoring, education and information exchanges.

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It will encourage stakeholders to work together to support the quality of life through implementation of the united nations, sustainable development goals, which are designed to inspire a positive future for both people and nature. I'm sure the house will join me in congratulating the househound biosphere region initiative team on achieving this important milestone and support them. Now that the real work is about to begin.