Forging Alliances, Facilitating Partnerships

In any jurisdiction, broad-based participation is key to durable conservation and sustainability results. This is even more true in Canada, where the principles of Crown-Indigenous reconciliation are essential starting points for any meaningful conversation about conservation and development. Building the right relationships is more than a requirement for collaborative productivity; relationships that truly unite multiple knowledges, perspectives, and authorities create opportunities for new standards of innovation in collaborative governance, forward-looking conservation, and durable finance.

the wabe brings a deep and detailed understanding of the context for and practice of this kind of change in British Columbia and Canada, where success at any scale requires upholding Indigenous rights and title, ecological values, community aspirations, and regional and national economic interests. The result is an exceptional track record of forging alliances and delivering ambitious initiatives in government-to-government processes and across sectoral boundaries.

A solid background in strategic planning and policy development, coupled with an in-depth understanding of the legal, sociopolitical, ecological, and investment systems that shape conservation, reconciliation, and sustainability initiatives informs a thoughtful and outcomes-oriented consultation approach ultimately aimed at protecting nature and supporting communities.

Working with Indigenous and Crown governments, non-profit organizations, philanthropic funders, business, and government agencies—including cross-cultural partnerships and multi-group coalitions—the wabe provides strategic planning, organizational development, grantmaking, and communications services…  delivering value with progressive, lasting impact.