Board of Directors
The Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors of multiple disiplines including:
Municipal Government & First Nations Directors (7)
Municipal Councillors of the 5 Municipalities of Annapoils, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens. First Nations appointees.
Industry & Development Directors (7)
Community Representatives, Regional Development Agencies, Local Industry.
Non-Government Directors (7)
Environmental Non Government Organizations (NGO’s), Culture & Hertiage Organizations, Educational Organizations, Community Members
Advisors to the Board
Provinical and Government Departments including Parks Canada, Environment Canada, Nova Scotia Department of Environment, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources ; Provinical and National Environment Organizations and special projects.
Staff
Lisa Kamperman
SNBRA Manager, 2011- present
Graeme Matheson & Kate Curtis, Summer 2011
SNBRA Community Outreach Coordinator & Youth Engagement Coordinator
Maegan Power Noble
SNBRA Project Coordinator, 2009-2010
Leslie Saunders & Jeff Bonazza
SNBRA Community Outreach Coordinators, Summer 2010
Volunteers from the various Nova Scotia Species at Risk programs happening in the SNBR. Our Partners of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association include organizations that work directly with the Association on projects that support the functions and goals of Biosphere Reserves: conservation, sustainable development, education, community development, and multi-sector cooperation. SNBRA is partners with the Canadian Biosphere Reserve Association (CBRA), UNESCO & MAB as well as many partnerships with the government, community, industry, cultural and historical groups, and academic groups. The Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve has partnered with multi layers of government at the national, provnical and municipal levels. Government of Canada? Environment Canada? Parks Canada.
Government of Nova Scotia
? NS Department of Environment
? NS Department of Natural Resources
Municipal Governments
Municipality of the District Annapolis
? Town of Annapolis Royal
? Town of Bridgetown
? Town of Middleton
Municipality of the District of Digby
? Municipality of the District of Clare
? Town of Digby
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth
? Town of Yarmouth
? Municipality of the District of Argyle
Municipality of the District of Shelburne
? Municipality of the District of Barrington
? Town of Shelburne
? Town of Lockeport
? Town of Clark’s Harbour
Municipality of the Region of Queen
Community
Community groups and Non government organizations (NGO’s) of the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve
? Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI)
? Bird Studies Canada
? Tusket River Environmental Protection Association (TREPA)
? Nova Scotia Public Lands- Tobeatic Wilderness Area
? Tobeatic Wilderness Association
? Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP)
? Friends of Keji
? Harrison-Lewis Centre
? Nova Forest Alliance
? Fundy Community Development Association (FCDA)
? Team Annapolis
? Queen’s County Fish & Game
? Home & Land Owners
? Youth & Schools
Academic
? Applied Geomatics Research Group
? Dalhousie University
? Nova Scotia Community College
? Acadia University
Industry
? Nova Scotia Power
? Bowater Mersey / Abitibi Bowater
Culture & History
? Macdonald Museum
? Acadia First Nations
? Bear River First Nations
Historic Interpreters at Fort Anne
