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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/07/canada-plans-protect-vast-marine-zone-great-bear-sea-project>
"Nearly a decade ago, Canadian political leaders, environmental activists and
Indigenous nations came together to shelter a sprawling 6.4 million-hectare
area of trees, sea wolves, salmon and grizzly bears – a project that was named,
with some branding acumen, the Great Bear Rainforest.
The plan has since been hailed as a triumph for protecting swathes of
old-growth cedar and spruce and drawing global attention to an area of pristine
forest the size of Ireland.
This week, Indigenous nations in British Columbia are hoping to replicate that
success by extending the model out to the ocean: a new network of protected
marine zones called the Great Bear Sea.
But amid the fanfare and optimistic proclamations from senior Canadian and
Indigenous leaders, the project’s branding is a reminder for some First Nations
of the challenge of having their voices and values reflected in major
conservation agreements.
At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress, being held in
Vancouver this week, leaders from 15 First Nations, alongside delegates from
British Columbia and the federal government, have announced plans to protect a
swathe of marine coastline along the province’s northern coast, safeguarding a
10 million-hectare corridor of ocean stretching from the top of Vancouver
Island to the Canada-Alaska border.
The plan, hailed as a breakthrough in recognising the delicate balance of
preserving vulnerable ecosystems with the needs of coastal Indigenous
communities, is also a necessary part in fulfilling Canada’s goal of protecting
30% of its lands and oceans by 2030."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
