Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Conservation Areas"

‘This is a great opportunity for us all to ensure that those lands are respected and protected,’ says grand chief APTN News: The Peel watershed may soon be the home of a new national park. The watershed spans 74,000 square kilometres, from its headwaters in the Yukon to its confluence with the Mackenzie River near Fort...

Long-term funding will secure large-scale protection for people and nature First Peoples Law Report: PEW Charitable Trusts – At 135 million hectares—nearly the size of Alaska—the Northwest Territories (NWT) in Canada is the second largest territory in the world’s second largest country. And it is here that 23 Indigenous governments—80% of those in the territory—have...

NationTalk: Parks Canada – Parks Canada is committed to a system of national heritage places that recognizes and honours the historic and contemporary contributions of Indigenous peoples, their histories, and cultures, as well as the special relationships Indigenous peoples have with ancestral lands, waters, and ice. Today, Johannes Lampe, President of Nunatsiavut, and the Honourable...

First Nation leadership took their turns to tell stories and voice their concerns and hopes for the proposed marine conservation area on the James Bay coastline. Photo by Matteo Cimellaro / Canada’s National Observer Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: Around 100 people gathered this week in the Kashechewan First Nation High School gym to celebrate...

Feasibility study could pave way for untouched land become a national park reserve, federal minister says  CBC News: Representatives from Indigenous communities in Manitoba say they’re proud to lead the way in protecting one of the few large untouched stretches of land in Canada. The Manitoba and federal governments and the Indigenous-led Seal River Watershed Alliance have signed...

Indigenous Marine Protected and Conserved Areas hold a key to food security and balancing ecological and economic priorities. Part one of two. Michelle Gamage YesterdayThe Tyee Michelle Gamage is The Tyee’s health reporter. Previously, she covered climate and environment for The Tyee as a freelance journalist. The Tyee: The spring herring spawn is unfolding in Kitasu...

NationTalk: Canada’s coastline is as long as six trips around the earth. Marine waters in Canada are vast, home to countless species and relied upon by thousands of coastal communities to work, live and play. With a target of protecting 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030, Canada must take bold action to ensure...

Transport Canada:Indigenous Peoples and coastal communities have had traditional and cultural ties with Canada’s oceans and waterways for generations. The next phase of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan will continue to build on opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and coastal communities to collaboratively protect, preserve, and restore our oceans and waterways. Today, the Minister of Transport, the...

Environment and Climate Change Canada: Indigenous Peoples in Canada have long been environmental stewards on land, ice, and water and are the original leaders in sustainable development and natural resource management. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis to support Indigenous leadership in...

Globe and Mail: Indigenous-managed conservation areas are key to Canada’s pledge to designate nearly one third of its land and ocean waters for biodiversity protection by the end of this decade, according to a new report. The report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada stresses that protected areas should be “co-developed and implemented with Indigenous...