Indigenous Carbon Offsets Support Conservation Economies
In this video, Marilyn Slett, President, Coastal First Nations and Chief Councillor, Heiltsuk Nation (B.C.) talks about the role carbon offsets have had in creating a conservation economy.
Indigenous-led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpated Klinse-Za mountain caribou
This article highlights how West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations successfully led the recovery of the Klinse-Za caribou after the population declined from 250 in the 1990s to 38 in 2013, impacting their treaty rights.
Back from the brink: New research shows Indigenous-led conservation forging a new recovery model for caribou in British Columbia
This media release highlights the success of Indigenous-led conservation by West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, nearly tripling the Klinse-Za caribou population from 38 in 2013 to 114 in 2022.
Demographic responses of nearly extirpated endangered mountain caribou to recovery actions in Central British Columbia
This article discusses efforts to recover endangered Southern Mountain caribou in British Columbia.
Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land
This article highlights how the Heiltsuk Nation of British Columbia combines ancestral principles and modern science to protect salmon, bears, and ecosystems in their territory.
The Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department
The official website of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department (HIRMD).
Estuary to Old Growth Gathering Report 2023
This is the summary report from the 2023 Estuary to Old Growth Gathering hosted by T’Sou-ke First Nation in partnership with the Westcoast IPCA Support Program (WISP).
Incremental Treaty Agreement between the Province of British Columbia and Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes First Nation
This is an incremental treaty agreement between the Quw’utsun Tribes, Lyackson First Nation, and the province of British Columbia for the return of 312 hectares of forest land, bought by the province from Mosaic Forest Management for $8.55 million.
Great Bear Sea Marine Protected Area Network
This video introduces the Great Bear Sea Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, a groundbreaking initiative in Indigenous co-governance, is being led by 15 First Nations in collaboration with the government of Canada and the province of British Columbia.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty in Salmon Watersheds Toolkit
This toolkit provides summaries and resources to help promote Indigenous data sovereignty in British Columbia, Canada, and internationally.