Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	55.02
Liaison	Rob Williams
Submission Date	July 2, 2024

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Capilano University
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 2.00 This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions that own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to any of the following: Legally protected areas (e.g., IUCN Category I-VI) Internationally recognized areas (e.g., World Heritage, Ramsar, Natura 2000) Priority sites for biodiversity (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) Regions of conservation importance (e.g., Endemic Bird Areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas) 2 points are available for this credit if the institution owns or manages land that includes or is adjacent to any of the above. 1 point is available for this credit for all other institutions. Close	Rob Williams Project Manager Facilities

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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:

Yes

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

While it is unclear whether the guidelines and definitions apply, CAPU contains a riparian wetland area which is protected from encroaching developments. This site contains biodiversity of flora and fauna that is incoporated within CAPU programming.

Endangered and vulnerable species

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

The CAPU biology department have completed a campus wide wildlife assessment using the Inaturalist platform and referencing the Canadian Species At Risk Act. The assessment utilised wildlife camera monitoring of campus mammals to identify species at risk and for wildlife managment.

The assessment indentified the presence of the Northern Red-Legged Frog - 'blue listed (S3S4)'' under the Canadian Species at Risk Act indicating the animal to be of Special Concern (formerly Vulnerable) in British Columbia.

Areas of biodiversity importance

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

As a forested campus, biodiversity is considered important across the full campus. This is reflected in the scope of the biodiversity monitoring which has been completed throughout campus, including bird surveys, mammal surveys, vegetation surveys, etc. These initiatives are generally completed via the Biology and Earthworks programs. These programs are also considering the monitoring of bats on campus, many of which are endangered.

Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

The wildlife surveys are based on camera trap monitoring using random GPS location assignment. Biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification (BEC) is used for vegetation identification and sampling and bird surveys conducted using 50m diameter point counts in a pseudo-random grid with minimum 100m between points.

A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

The primary scope of the assessment is the full North Vancouver campus. The student residences were also included for wildlife monitoring, but are not included within the institutional boundary of this report.

A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

A Wetland restoration Ecology program is currently being planned for the riparian area. If bat monitoring is to be completed on campus, bat boxes will be installed across the campus.

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/1376833-Capilano-University-North-Vancouver-Campus-Check-List

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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