Together We Rise!
By Monica Shore and Eli Enns
While the IPCA Alliance and the Solutions Bundle focus on relationships, organizational capacity, ideas and learning resources, IPCA Innovation Centres are the physical places and spaces that host these relationships. The vision of IPCA Innovation Centres is to develop a world-class model for innovation and learning that is specifically designed for IPCAs. Photo: Aerial image of Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Photo credit: Jeremy Williams.
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Indigenous-led conservation is often supported in theory, but undermined in practice. Canadian federal, provincial and territorial government agencies voice support for IPCAs and intend to count them toward their international conservation commitments. However, other agencies, ministries, and actors within those same governments often threaten IPCAs by awarding tenures to extractive industries (eg. mining, logging, oil and gas, etc.) without the consent of, or ensuring benefits to, local Indigenous peoples.
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