Cape Dauphin is where Kluskap Cave is located.(Nicole MacLennan/CBC)
First Nations in Nova Scotia have a new way to protect and conserve lands.
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi kmaw Chiefs recently announced a new land trust to protect lands for ecological and cultural reasons. The Mi kmaw-led initiative is called Sespite tmnej Kmitkinu Conservancy.
Sespite tmnej Kmitknu means let us protect our territory/homeland. It s being supported by the Mi kmaq for the Mi kmaq, said Megan Pagniello, land trust co-ordinator with the Sespite tmnej Kmitkinu Conservancy.
Pagniello said the trust will look at lands that are culturally significant, need restoration, have species at risk or have archeological importance.
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5 Reasons the Boreal Forest Is Important to Migratory Birds
Palm warblers like this one migrate to the boreal forest in Canada from the southeastern United States, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Panama.
Jeff Nadler
The boreal forest of North America stretches across the top of the continent, from inland Alaska and northern British Columbia to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Although fragmented wildlife habitat exists in the southern regions of the forest, the boreal in the northern subarctic region provides one of the most intact biomes on Earth. The forest its wetlands, peatlands, and treescape makes a home for hundreds of species of migratory birds, and a nursery for their young. Here are five reasons that migratory birds need a protected boreal forest.
First Published: 12:06 PM PDT, May 4, 2021
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is determined to protect blue carbon ecosystems that play an integral role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.
Australia will pay an additional $100 million towards ocean conservation to protect ecosystems that contain seagrass and mangroves, which live and grow along the shoreline.
As the world s only island continent, about 85 percent of the Australian population lives within 30 miles of the coast.
“The climate and the planet’s oceans are inextricably linked. This investment is a major contribution to domestic and international efforts to build healthier oceans and combat climate change,” said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a statement last week.
Feral Animal Control Underway in Budj Bim
An aerial shooting program to control feral animals is being undertaken this week in the World Heritage listed Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, including parts of the National Park and the Indigenous Protected Areas.
Helicopters will be used to target deer and feral pigs that are negatively impacting fire affected parts of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.
The program is part of a broader integrated pest control project being implemented by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Parks Victoria and Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in response to the 2019-20 bushfire.
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