Indigenous Groups Work with the Wyss Campaign for Nature

April 28, 2020

In the Nunavut Territory of northern Canada, protection was recently secured for two critical marine areas – the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area, and Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area. The combined areas are equal in size to Poland. Working in partnership with the WYSS Campaign for Nature and the Government of Canada, protection opens the door for investment into marine infrastructure and careers in environmental stewardship and wildlife monitoring, while supporting traditional Native subsistence harvests.

Launched in October 2018 by founder and chairman Hansjorg Wyss, the WYSS Campaign For Nature seeks to conserve 30% of the planet in a natural state by the year 2030. According to the Wyss website, “Indigenous peoples and local communities, in particular, are playing a critical leadership role in developing strategies for conserving lands, waters, and wildlife. Globally, indigenous communities – who make up approximately five percent of the world’s total population – manage or hold tenure over lands that contain 80 percent of the Earth’s remaining plant and animal diversity.”

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Photo credit: National Park Service