Submission to the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic
INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
Now is a pivotal time. Canada has vowed to double its protected lands by 2020 and many Indigenous Nations have proposed new protected areas. Supporting Indigenous-led conservation is the most efficient and most effective way for Canada to reach its goal.
This country has a special responsibility to act. Canada is one of five nations that holds the remaining 70% of intact lands left on the planet. We still have vibrant lands and clean waters on a scale rarely seen today. Places like the boreal and the Arctic.
SUBMISSION BY VALÉRIE COURTOIS, DIRECTOR, INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE TO THE SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE ARCTIC
