Together We Rise!
By shalan joudry
Join Mi'kmaw/L'nu student, shalan joudry, on a walk through the forest of her community as she shares with us the inspiration that led her to begin her Interdisciplinary Ph.D. at Dalhousie University. In this audio blog, she reads from her newest book, Waking Ground. (Photo credit: Dan Froese)
Read MoreBy Anastasia Papadopoulos
I was offered an opportunity through the CRP to work with the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM) and the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) on a project focused on exploring IPCA governance barriers, opportunities, and aspirations in Nova Scotia. This was exciting to me – it was an opportunity to learn what it meant to do community-partnered research, and to learn how to actively engage in Ethical Space.
Read MoreBy James Snider, WWF-Canada VP Science, Knowledge and Innovation
In Canada, our recent focus has largely been on Aichi Target 11: protecting 17 per cent of our land and inland waters, and 10 percent of our marine areas. The Government of Canada has additionally stated an ambitious goal of protecting 25 percent by 2025 and 30 percent by 2030. It’s a bold move that should be applauded, but to be meaningful — that is, to ultimately stop and reverse the trends of wild loss underway in Canada — we need to look beyond area-based targets alone.
Read MoreBy Justine Townsend with Eli Enns and Danika Littlechild
May 27, 2020
The seed that grew into the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership (CRP) originated in the fertile soil created by the Indigenous Circle of Experts (ICE) and their collaborators. ICE’s mandate came to a close with their delivery of We Rise Together, the final report which was honoured alongside the work of ICE members in a ceremony in Ottawa in March 2018. Around that time the CRP began forming around the idea of supporting the continuation of the incredible groundwork ICE laid out in its 1 year journey. In their report, ICE identified the Four Moose Narrative (underlying challenges), examples of Indigenous-led conservation across the country, and 28 recommendations. These recommendations address ways that Canada could expand its protected area network by supporting Indigenous-led conservation in the spirit and practice of reconciliation.
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