BCEN`s purpose is to strengthen the voice for environmental responsibility in British Columbia. We facilitate communication among environmental groups, other sectors, and individuals working on environmental issues. This is so that ecological sustainability and economic stability prevail and biological diversity and human health remain viable.



Networking

Keeping our ecology vibrant and healthy is a shared responsibility and is essential if our planet is to have a healthy future. Environmental issues are everyone`s issues! Networking touches many lives: many people may never be aware that an event they attend, blue box they use, or natural space they enjoy is linked up in a circle of environmental activism and ultimately with organizations like the BC Environmental Network and the Canadian Environmental Network.



The BCEN is a network of BC community-based non-profit organizations who work on environmental issues and solutions to environmental problems. No one person creates a Network or determines its exact form. It`s an evolutionary process.



BCEN networking involves environmental awareness and community activism. We have four key program areas: alliance-building; public education; capacity building [community empowerment]; and government liaison. The BCEN does not represent or speak on behalf of our member organizations, however, our caucuses and individual member groups do take positions. BCEN caucuses information-share and initiate strategies for action on issues of common concern.



The Network assists the public and citizen-based organizations to exchange information and network with each other, governments, the business community, and the media on issues of environmental concern. Networking includes pooling information, talents, and resources, as well as developing activist skills and projects, in order to solve current ecological problems and prevent new ones.