Against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction in Earth’s history, Canada is hosting COP15, a pivotal global biodiversity summit. Here’s how Indigenous-led conservation is bringing much-needed ambition and hope to the negotiations.
“We’re kicking ass when it comes to conservation,” Courtois told The Narwhal.
And going into COP15, the political landscape is very different for Indigenous Peoples than it was the last time a global biodiversity agreement was signed more than 10 years ago.
Communities have been building up land guardian programs to steward their territories, fighting for acknowledgment of inherent rights in court, establishing protected areas and tribal parks and pursuing other conservation projects to protect land, waters and non-human relatives.
How can Canada stop the biodiversity crisis? Step back and centre Indigenous Peoples | The Narwhal
“We’re kicking ass when it comes to conservation,” Courtois told The Narwhal.
And going into COP15, the political landscape is very different for Indigenous Peoples than it was the last time a global biodiversity agreement was signed more than 10 years ago.
Communities have been building up land guardian programs to steward their territories, fighting for acknowledgment of inherent rights in court, establishing protected areas and tribal parks and pursuing other conservation projects to protect land, waters and non-human relatives.
How can Canada stop the biodiversity crisis? Step back and centre Indigenous Peoples | The Narwhal