Posts tagged Indigenous Partnerships
IBCC: Two Decades of Protecting the Boreal Forest by Supporting Indigenous-led Conservation

Over time, the critical mass of dozens of land use plans and protected area initiatives emerging across the Boreal Forest has leveraged a national focus on Indigenous Protected Areas, managed by Indigenous Guardians. This effort has ripened into a new, 21st Century approach to conservation of biodiversity, an Indigenous-led conservation system that is rapidly advancing across Canada.

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Celebrating a Milestone: Indigenous Leaders Take Over Large Conservation Campaign

ILI is taking the helm of the International Boreal Conservation Campaign and absorbing IBCC’s remaining staff, assets, and relationships with funders. This milestone marks one of the first times a longstanding, successful environmental campaign has been transferred to Indigenous leadership.

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Canada Invests $340 Million in Indigenous-led Conservation and Stewardship

“This is the largest federal investment in Indigenous-led stewardship to date, and we welcome the Government of Canada’s commitment to partnering with Indigenous Nations on conservation and stewardship,” said Valérie Courtois, the Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.

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Canada Makes Historic Investment in Conservation, Recognizes Indigenous Stewardship

Budget 2021 will help ensure the Boreal Forest continues to protect biodiversity and the climate for generations to come. It makes new investments in nature conservation and singles out the role of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas and Guardians programs in achieving international targets.

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Indigenous Conservation Offers Model for International Leadership

At the Nature Champions Summit, Canada can demonstrate its support of Indigenous stewardship and showcase the leadership of Indigenous Peoples in conserving globally significant places like the boreal—the largest intact forest left in the world. By working together, Canada and Indigenous Nations can offer a model for the world of conservation rooted in respect, responsibility and reconciliation.

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Climate Change Poses Threat to Boreal Birds but Solutions Exist to Make Birds More Resilient

Many boreal bird species risk significant declines as a result of climate change, but a new report identifies areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest that hold the key to birds’ long-term survival. While conditions in some bird habitats are expected to shift, large landscapes within the boreal region will remain relatively stable. Protecting these boreal lands will offer birds the best chance to thrive.

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