Biodiversity (Environmental Stewardship) Publications

NEW! e-Libraries and search tools
Publication series
Additional sources

Information on biodiversity in B.C., in the form of brochures, safety guides, species status reports, technical reports, and other publications, are now available in our e-Libraries through our new search engine

CLIR (Cross-linked Information Resources).

OR you can go directly to our new EIRS Biodiversity e-library (replaces the old Biodiversity Publications search)

CLIR is an umbrella search application that allows users to search multiple sources of environmental and natural resource information simultaneously through a single search window. CLIR searches for documents in six Ministry of Environment e-libraries. Use CLIR to search if you aren't sure where the documents you seek are stored...

EIRS Biodiversity is a searchable catalogue that provides access to a broad range of environmental and natural resource information for B.C., including publications on species and the habitats in which they live. Documents and related files stored in EIRS Biodiversity include species and ecosystems at risk brochures and fact sheets, species status reports and recovery plans, frogwatch factsheets, mammals in BC, watershed restoration publications, fisheries management reports and technical circulars, safety guides and a variety of other documents.

You can CHOOSE from our list (by title) of biodiversity-related publications in EIRS Biodiversity (ALL documents) or use EIRS to refine your search for publications by entering keyword, title, series, species name, report number, and more. Results will show availability - digital or print

NOTE: Many of the publications found in our e-libraries are in PDF format, for which you need Acrobat Reader (Download Reader). To order printed copies through either CLIR or EIRS, use the search and click on "Request Hardcopy" in the last column (CLIR) or "Hardcopy" in EIRS. This will generate an email to the supplier. Many publications are available free of charge, but for some there is a copying and/or shipping and handling fee. Questions about this or the publications? Email Biodiversity Information Requests.

Publication series

	Species & Ecosystems At Risk (brochures) Description		Safety Guides Description
	Wildlife At Risk (fact sheets) Description		Recovery Plans Description
	Mammals in British Columbia (brochures) Description		Fish Facts Description
	Frogwatch Factsheets Description		Species Status Reports Description
Technical Report Series Description Working Reports Bulletins Reports Technical Monographs	Fisheries Reports Description Fisheries Project Reports Fisheries Reports Fisheries Technical Circulars Fisheries Assessment Improvement Units Fisheries Improvement Units Fisheries Management Reports	Watershed Restoration Description Streamline Technical Circulars Management Reports Project Reports Videos	Other Description

Additional (individual) sources of publications

B.C. Conservation Data Centre	Provides a listing of publications produced by B.C. CDC staff.
Crown Publications	Lists printed publications (with purchasing information) produced by the B.C. government. Includes B.C. Acts, regulations and related legislative publications.
Endangered Species & Ecosystems in B.C. (website)	This site is a gateway to information about endangered species and ecosystems in B.C. British Columbia is home to tens of thousands of plant and animal species living in a rich diversity of habitats. Many of the species and their habitats are at risk.
EcoCat (formerly AquaCat)	A searchable catalogue of aquatic-, terrestrial- and vegetation-related files including reports, map profiles, data files, digital map files, and images.
Identified Wildlife Management Strategy (IWMS)	Provides on-line species information for species identified having habitats at risk under the Forest and Range Practices Act of British Columbia.
Ministry of Forests and Range Research Branch	Provides links to documents on silviculture, biodiversity, wildlife habitat and more.
Technical Library	This special technical library (serving the ministries of Forests, Sustainable Resource Management and Water, Land and Air Protection) provides a searchable catalogue for documents and an extensive list of environment-related websites.
2001 Biodiversity Publications Catalogue	An on-line version of the 2001 printed catalogue listing biodiversity-related publications published (since 1987) by the ministries of Sustainable Resource Management and Water, Land and Air Protection (formerly the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks), the Ministry of Forests, and the Royal British Columbia Museum. NOTE: This catalogue has not been updated since 2001.
EIRS Environmental Protection e-library	A searchable catalogue that provides access to a broad range of environmental protection information for B.C., including publications related to air quality, water quality, climate change, solid and liquid waste, recycling, product stewardship and more. Documents included in this catalogue include scientific and technical papers, air and water monitoring reports, policy, regulations and guidelines, brochures, maps and other environmental protection publications that may be of interest to the public and Ministry of Environment staff.
Species Inventory Web Explorer	The Species Inventory Web Explorer is a search engine for the Species Inventory Database (SPI). Use it to find wildlife inventory reports and data.
Html list of all Publications in the Biodiversity (Environmental Stewardship) collection