Our Mission

Our mission is to preserve the natural biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast region for the present and future benefit of humanity and all life.

How We Accomplish Our Mission 

The SCCA works to preserve the natural biodiversity of the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District, over two million hectares of coastal temperate rainforest in the territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, shíshálh, Tla'amin, Klahoose and Homalco First Nations. Located just north of Vancouver, British Columbia, about 60,000 residents live on the Sunshine Coast in three major towns (Gibsons, Sechelt and Powell River) and many smaller communities.

We are a charitable non-profit, member based association (1996),  committed to supporting and collaborating with conservation and community groups, and individual residents dedicated to sustaining the environment of the Sunshine Coast region. 

We pursue our mission through outreach and engagement with First Nations and all levels of government, civic organizations, industry, academia, the scientific community and the general public. We engage in research, educational outreach, and advocacy activities, holding decision makers to account and encouraging government to protect biodiversity, species at risk and ecosystems.