The BCCB Awards are focused on funding grass roots conservation projects in British Columbia. Dennis Perry, spokesperson for the Awards, says “We see the Awards as a catalyst for improving our environment and the best way to do this, and leverage our impact, is to spread our funding through a number of projects. Based on the feed back we have been receiving from the twenty-five projects we have supported over the past two years, it is gratifying to hear that we are making a difference.”
The Selection Committee is comprised of representatives from prominent BC academic institutions and conservation-based organizations. This science-based independence makes the BCCB Awards unique in the field of environment and conservation-based funding. Current members represent The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Sierra Club of BC, the Wilderness Committee, The Nature Trust of BC, the Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University and the Faculty of Environment at the University of Northern BC.
Applications for the 2024 BC Conservation & Biodiversity Awards are now being accepted through to December 31, 2023. Applications are open to conservation-based charities across BC, and can be made on the BCCBA website. The 2024 Award winners will be chosen by the Selection Committee and announced on March 1, 2024.