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It’s About Relationships: Boreal Plants, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous Peoples have been in relationship with the plants and animals of the Boreal Forest in Canada for thousands of years – since before time was recorded, as is often said. These relationships are at the center of Indigenous stewardship and the reason the boreal remains the largest intact forest left on the planet.

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Keeping Track of These Boreal Nomads Is Notoriously Difficult

Boldly yet delicately colored in swaths of yellow, salmon, frost white, or raspberry, the beauty of winter finches is a welcomed sight to what is often a pallid landscape across the northern tier of the United States. We are transfixed by their annual movements, particularly their incredible irruptions outside of their expected ranges, in search of food. There is no question about it, winter finches are both beautiful and wild. It is their very essence.

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Top 5 Breakthroughs in Conserving the Boreal Forest in 2020

Amid the challenges presented by COVID-19, several bright spots emerged. Across the Boreal Forest, Indigenous Nations and their allies made sweeping gains in sustaining the lands, waters and natural systems we all depend on.

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Nature-Based Climate Solutions Help Birds

Conserving intact forests not only pulls carbon from the air, it also sustains habitat for birds and other wildlife we love. Many Indigenous Nations are leading the way with nature-based climate solutions by conserving large healthy lands rich in bird nesting grounds.

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National Leaders Sign a Much-Needed Pledge for Birds & Nature

Leadership that makes bold commitments to deal with the loss of birds and other biodiversity at the scale needed—like that shown by Canada and other countries and by Indigenous governments—is vital if we are to ensure a healthy and livable planet thriving with birds, wildlife, plants and people.

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Indigenous & Industry Leaders Support Economic Opportunities that Work for Nature

“Most Canadians agree Indigenous-led conservation is good for the economy. They see it as an important path forward. The pandemic has caused painful disruption, but it is also an opportunity to make positive change. And many businesses are committed to making change by supporting Indigenous leadership on the land,” said JP Gladu.

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New Study: Boreal Forest Is Key to Reaching Biodiversity & Climate Goals

The authors show that the most important areas for conservation of biodiversity have major overlap with the most important areas for climate stabilization. This includes the massive carbon banks of the Boreal Forest biome of Canada and Alaska. And there is more good news—many of these globally important places for biodiversity and climate are being conserved by Indigenous governments.

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A Last Chance for Large-Scale Conservation

The most striking feature we identified is that the boreal—a continent-wide landscape—is over 80 percent intact. That means it is one of the last opportunities to protect as much habitat as science tells us we need to protect in order to maintain the birds and other wildlife and plants and the ability of the forest to clean the air and water.

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Nesting Season in the Boreal: Bird Cycles Continue as Human Time Slows

The return of birds each summer to their breeding grounds in the boreal is one of the most visible and universally celebrated of those cycles here in the Northern Hemisphere. Right now, billions of birds are raising their young in North America’s Boreal Forest. Their cycle of regeneration inspires hope.

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