Protecting our coast for everyone's future: Indigenous and scientific knowledge support marine spatial protections proposed by Central Coast First Nations in Pacific Canada

• Published in: People and Nature
• Main Authors: Reid, Mike, Collins, Muxvpenstista Lena, Hall, Smawn Richard J., Mason, Ernest, McGee, Gord, Frid, Alejandro
• Other Authors: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10380; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pan3.10380; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/pan3.10380; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pan3.10380

Abstract We, the Haíłzaqv, Kitasoo Xai'xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv First Nations, are the traditional stewards of our territories in the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Our traditional laws obligate us to manage and protect our territories for current and future generations. Spatial m...