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Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) has been a leader in advancing Indigenous leadership in Mi'kma'ki (Atlantic Canada) and has been an important voice for Indigenous self-determination and enhanced roles in natural resource management.Ìý

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To best understand what has been happening on the ground, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has been looking to the skies.

Down a gravel path, in the quietest corner of a conservation centre, stands a yellow-walled building surrounded by the looming forests of the Phnom Kulen National Park, Cambodia.

COP16 has made its mark. Hailed as the biggest biodiversity COP ever, with a record number of delegates (around 23,000), a High-level Segment attended by six Heads of State, more than 130 Ministers and Vice Ministers, and over 70 leaders of international organisations. For the first time in a…

Renewable energy development is critical to addressing climate change, but poses emerging risks for protected and conserved areas (PCAs). As the demand for renewables increases to meet climate goals and the number of PCAs increase to meet area-based biodiversity targets, objectives may come into…

In September 2024, Daphney Kiki, the CEESP Young Professional Focal Point for Oceania, attended the Oceania Regional Conservation Forum (ORCF) hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) in Suva, Fiji. This gathering included passionate environmentalists, Indigenous…

Legal changes that downgrade, downsize, and degazette protected areas (PADDD events) are increasingly common, occurring under a range of contexts and with diverse impacts. Although often damaging, PADDD is actually a neutral descriptor. We suggest the application of key concepts to shape good…

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is hosting and participating in a number of side events and activities during COP29.

The health of freshwater systems is core to the health of surrounding landscapesÌý—Ìýbut not nearly enough is being done to factor it into how protected and conserved areas are designed and managed.Ìý