More Indigenous Guardians provide benefits for climate, nature, and reconciliation

Eighty per cent of the world’s remaining biodiversity is on lands cared for and loved by Indigenous Peoples. That’s not an accident.

Guardians are trained experts who care for lands and waters on behalf of their First Nations, and having more on the ground is good for our shared future, writes Valérie Courtois. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY VALéRIE COURTOIS

May 8, 2023

With summer around the corner, familiar questions start to arise. How bad will the wildfire season be and how far will the smoke spread? Will enough salmon return to spawning grounds to enable another fishing season? Will overstretched emergency crews be able to respond to e...

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