1 down, 168 to go: Environmentalists call for province to protect 30% of land by 2030
Wilderness Committee calls for additional steps for province to protect 30% of land base by 2030
Source: vancouverislandfreedaily.com
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Canada, First Nations take first steps to protect massive swath of deep ocean on West Coast
The proposed Tang.ɢwan — ḥačxwiqak — Tsig̱is Marine Protected Area covers a 133,000-square-kilometre swath of open ocean on Canada's West Coast and harbours a unique concentration of hydrothermal vents, underwater sea mountains and rich deep-sea biodiversity hot spots found nowhere else in the world.
Source: nationalobserver.com
"Canada Adds Federal Protection To Indigenous-Declared Marine Refuge"
"When the Mamalilikulla First Nation unilaterally declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in their traditional territory in late 2021, it was as much to protect rare corals and sponges as reestablish connection to lands and waters from which the community had been forcefully removed. Now Canada is backing the nation, adding marine protections under federal law".
Source: sej.org
Indigenous-Led Marine Protection Sets a Course Along Canada's Pacific
Tired of waiting, First Nations are negotiating directly with commercial fisheries to protect biodiversity—will the federal government follow?
Source: thenation.com
Milestone agreement to protect vast West Coast marine areas endorsed by First Nations, Ottawa and B.C.
Fifteen First Nations are assuming stewardship of the Great Bear Sea marine protected area network that covers two-thirds of Canada’s West Coast.
Source: nationalobserver.com