For news, features, opinion pieces and blog posts about the Boreal Forest and the people working to conserve it, explore the stories below.
Incrementalism and business as usual won’t save the planet. We must take bold, ambitious action to conserve the diversity of life. Indigenous Nations are stepping forward with proposals for achieving these goals. It’s time to support their leadership and partner in conservation.
Read MoreOn this International Migratory Bird Day, my thoughts are drawn to the places many of the birds passing though my backyard are headed: the Boreal Forest. Known as North America’s Bird Nursery, the boreal attracts up to 3 billion migratory birds each spring. Most boreal bird nesting grounds are sustained by Indigenous Peoples.
Read MoreIndigenous Guardians are caring for the land across the country. They are restoring animals and plants and managing protected areas. They are combining traditional knowledge and science and bringing youth and elders together. They serve as the “moccasins and mukluks” on the ground for communities, and their work helps conserve clean water and healthy land for all Canadians.
Read MoreWhen Dehcho Grand Chief Gladys Norwegian and Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna sat side-by-side and signed an agreement protecting Edéhzhíe on October 11, they demonstrated the power of a new conservation model.
Read MoreA unique partnership, brought together by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, celebrates the creation of a 3,300-square-kilometre conserved area in northeast Alberta. Together with other conserved lands in the area, it is now part of the largest stretch of protected boreal forest on the planet.
Read MoreAs Canada works to protect at least 17 percent of lands by 2020, it can look to Australia for a proven model of partnership with Indigenous Peoples.
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