Posts tagged Caribou
How an IPCA would Sustain Boreal Abundance in the Seal River Watershed
How an IPCA would Sustain Boreal Abundance in the Seal River Watershed

As climate change and biodiversity loss approach a critical point, the Seal River Watershed offers a gift: an opportunity to sustain healthy lands at a sweeping scale. When finalised, the Indigenous Protected Area will be the largest land-based protected area in Canada. It will also support a new model of conservation – one led by and for Indigenous Nations – and contribute to global efforts to sustain biodiversity. It will ensure that habitats and peoples thrive, and thousands of caribou, millions of migratory birds and more are abundant for generations to come. 

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FeatureMelissa MerinoIndigenous Stewardship, Indigenous Conserved and Protected Areas, Sayisi Dene, Seal River Watershed, Caribou, boreal birds, Indigenous Guardians
IBCC: Two Decades of Protecting the Boreal Forest by Supporting Indigenous-led Conservation
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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FeatureCarly PearlmanCaribou, Indigenous Partnerships