Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas

Sa’qewi-ilnuwey Awti IPCA – Reconciliation and stewardship through land conservation

2023-08-03T15:13:47-04:00Categories: Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs, Resource|Tags: Folly First Nation, Fundy Biosphere Reserve, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Mi’gma’gi, Mi’kmaq, Mi’kmaw, Reconciliation, Stewardship, UNESCO|

This short video shares the story of reconciliation and stewardship through land conservation in Mi’gmaq [...]

‘We are inseparable from our land’: Gitxsan Nation house group declares 170,000 hectares of territory protected

2023-08-03T15:13:42-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: BC, British Columbia, Futures, Gitxsan Nation, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Ministry of Land, skeena watershed, Stewardship, upper Skeena River watershed, Wet’suwet’en, Wilps Gwininitxw|

This article from the Narwhal reports on the declaration of a new Indigenous Protected Area by the Gitxsan Nation house group in the upper Skeena River watershed in northwest British Columbia.

Advancing Indigenous Rights through Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

2023-08-03T15:13:27-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: Canadian Environmental Law Association, CELA, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Jurisdiction, Policy|

This toolkit, developed by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, aims to shed light on IPCAs as an emerging legal mechanism for protecting lands and water.

Gitdisdzu Lugyeks MPA Declaration

2023-08-03T15:13:26-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Marine Protected Area, MPA|

This document contains the official declaration of the Gitdisdzu Lugyeks Marine Protected Area (MPA) by [...]

Gitdisdzu Lugyeks MPA Draft Management Plan

2023-08-03T15:13:24-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Marine Protected Area, MPA, Planning|

This document contains the Gitdisdzu Lugyeks Marine Protected Area (MPA) Draft Management Plan.

News Release: Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Declares New Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) Marine Protected Area On Great Bear Coast

2023-08-03T15:13:22-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: BC, British Columbia, food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Great Bear Coast, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation, Kitasu Bay, Marine Protected Area, MPA, Oceans, Stewardship|

This news release from the Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation announces the New Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) Marine Protected Area on the Great Bear Coast (British Columbia).