Vancouver Island

Estuary to Old Growth Gathering Report 2023

2024-11-22T15:19:24-05:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, IPCAs and Indigenous-led Conservation, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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).

The underwater mountains that can’t be hiked: Canada’s newest marine protected area

2024-10-25T10:10:46-04:00Categories: IPCAs and Indigenous-led Conservation, Media Article, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This article highlights the creation of Tang.ɢwan-ḥačxʷiqak-Tsig̱is, Canada's largest marine protected area (MPA), through a partnership between the Haida Nation, Pacheedaht First Nation, Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council, Quatsino First Nation and the Government of Canada.

MPA Network: Network Action Plan

2023-08-03T15:14:18-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This webpage provides an overview of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Northern Shelf Bioregion which extends from the top of Vancouver Island (Quadra Island / Bute Inlet) and reaches north to the Canada-Alaska border.

Clayoquot Tribal Parks and First Nations Old-Growth Protection

2023-08-03T15:06:42-04:00Categories: Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This video showcases Indigenous-led efforts of the Tla-o-qui-aht, Ahousaht, and Hupacasath people to protect Vancouver Island's old-growth forests.

Enabling coexistence: Navigating predator-induced regime shifts in human-ocean systems

2023-08-05T07:40:51-04:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This article was produced through a collaborative partnership and workshops with Indigenous knowledge holders in Alaska and British Columbia, along with quantitative and qualitative interviews in two Indigenous communities among the first to experience sea otter recovery

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