Professional Associations:
    To learn more about the qualifications of our members please refer to their professional associations which are listed below.  These websites provide information on what is required to aquire their certification.

    Association of Professional Biologists of BC  (R.P. Bio)

    Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (P.Eng, P.Geo)

    Association of BC Forest Professionals (R.P.F.)

    British Columbia Institute of Agrologists (P.Ag)

    Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (C.A.)

International Organizations:
    Technical support and funding may be available from some of these international agencies.

    F.A.O. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

    C.I.D.A. (Canadian International Development Agency)

    World Bank

    Asian Development Bank
 

Recent BC/Canadian Legislation/Ammendments:
    Recent updates of British Columbian and Canadian regulations can be found at the following links.  Many of the British Columbian acts are available at the queens printer website.

    B.C. Environment Assessment Act (BCEAA)

    Fish Protection Act

    Water Protection Act

    Park Act

    Wildlife Act

    B.C. Utilities Commission Act

    Heritage Conservation Act

    Forest Practices Code

    Agricultural Land Commission

Useful Search Engines:
    Online search engines which are useful for locating technical papers and journal articles are:

    Agricola
    Online references and abstracts relating to all aspects of agriculture and biology

    Scirus
    Search engine for locating scientific websites, articles and information on a variety of subjects

    PubMed
    Search engine for locating scientific journal articles in a medical/lifesciences database

    Elsevier
    Search engine for locating scientific journals and articles published by Elsevier Science

    A.S.A.E. (American Society of Agriculture Engineers)
    Online access to journal articles and unpublished papers of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

    Google Scholar
    Search engine for academic literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles

Other:

    I.E.C. International
    Collaborative Marine Research and Development.  --  Shellfish Aquaculture and Fisheries Development

    Water Use Plan Guidelines
    Guildelines for the use of water in British Columbia