This report outlines the Restore, Assert, and Defend (RAD) Network’s work to support Indigenous-led conservation economies, focusing on the restoration of relationships with land, assertion of rights, and defense of ecosystems through Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).
This is the official website of the Restore, Assert, Defend (RAD) Network. The RAD Network works with Indigenous communities "to restore relationships and Indigenous knowledge systems, assert Indigenous rights and responsibilities, and defend lands and waters."
This academic article examines Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Canada, a newly recognized form of Indigenous-led conservation.
This series of videos examines how land governance must change to recognize and uphold Indigenous rights and responsibilities and to restore nature’s once abundant ecosystems.
This is the foundational document in the realm of IPCAs, written by the Indigenous Circle of Experts. Key are the 28 recommendations brought forwards to facilitate and support the establishment of IPCAs across Canada.
This media story from Coastal First Nations covers the landmark agreement between the province of BC and First Nations to appoint Coastal Guardian Watchmen with provincial authority.
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.
AAROM; Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management; Aquatic Resource; Atlantic provinces; BC; British Columbia; DFO; Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Fisheries; Guardians; Marine Conservation; Mi'gmag Maliseet; Mi’gmaq and Maliseet Aboriginal Fisheries Management Association; MMAFMA; Northwest Territories; NWT; Quebec; Stewardship; Toolkit
This series of videos examines how land governance must change to recognize and uphold Indigenous rights and responsibilities and to restore nature’s once abundant ecosystems.
This video takes you through Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation traditional territory and focuses on very precious areas where resource extraction is severely limited.