Nia Tero - 2021 Annual Report - Report - Page 25
The Boreal forests are all within the
territories of Indigenous peoples who
interweave identity, culture, and
guardianship of thriving communities
of life at a continental scale.
conservation and stewardship… The
biggest, most ambitious plans for
sustaining lands and communities are
coming from Indigenous Nations. This
investment is a tangible demonstration
that Canada has placed Indigenous-led
conservation at the heart of its strategy
to protect nature and achieve
biodiversity goals.”
who work closely with Indigenous
communities and guardians in the
Boreal, with strong leadership from ILI.
This PFP will be generated by and with
First Nations and other key Indigenous
leaders. These groups will hold virtual
visioning gatherings for PFP planning
in early 2022.
Separately, a number of funders
continue to focus on the Boreal, making
progress with the Canadian federal
government on a long-term funding
model called Project Financing for
Permanence, or PFP. The PFP will
ultimately be a series of agreements
among public and private funders
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