BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The purpose of the Environment Advisory Committee is to encourage and assist in the resolution of broad environmental issues arising in British Columbia.
Goals:
• support environmental projects that engage and/or encourage broad community
• participation through public education, stewardship activities and outreach to diverse cultural groups, new immigrants and faith-based communities
• support projects that increase scientific understanding, the need and methodology of which are inclusive and seen by the affected constituencies to be well-founded
• support representative, non-government organizations to develop, facilitate and help implement the resource management elements of sustainable development plans
• support the development and delivery of training programs for First Nations and other communities who are or will become involved in the sustainable management of natural resources
• support activities and projects that address broad watershed, marine and urban environmental issues, especially the current priorities of climate change and energy