Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations
In British Columbia (BC), Canada, the provincial government and First Nations have recently created an innovative new form of collaboratively managed protected area. Designated as ′Conservancies′ under the BC Park Act or the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, these protected areas are intended...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2e3b2f2a3c5644d1b124f131571a302a 2023-05-15T16:15:00+02:00 Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations Jessica Stronghill Murray B Rutherford Wolfgang Haider 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.161219 https://doaj.org/article/2e3b2f2a3c5644d1b124f131571a302a EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2015;volume=13;issue=1;spage=39;epage=50;aulast=Stronghill https://doaj.org/toc/0972-4923 0972-4923 doi:10.4103/0972-4923.161219 https://doaj.org/article/2e3b2f2a3c5644d1b124f131571a302a Conservation & Society, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 39-50 (2015) Conservancy First Nations Aboriginal peoples Indigenous peoples co-management parks protected areas sustainable use British Columbia Canada Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.161219 2022-12-31T01:55:05Z In British Columbia (BC), Canada, the provincial government and First Nations have recently created an innovative new form of collaboratively managed protected area. Designated as ′Conservancies′ under the BC Park Act or the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, these protected areas are intended to provide a variety of sustainable uses, while maintaining biodiversity and recreational values and prohibiting large-scale commercial or industrial development. Conservancies evolved out of a desire to increase the protected area land base in the province, but also to accommodate traditional Aboriginal land uses and low-impact economic development. The Conservancy designation was created in 2006, and since then 156 Conservancies have been established in BC, covering a total of approximately 2,999,000 ha managed in collaboration with more than 30 First Nations. In this article, we describe the history and management framework of Conservancies, and compare the Conservancy model with international principles for governance of protected areas involving Indigenous people. Despite potential challenges involving integrated management, capacity, allocation of permits among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal users, and treaty negotiations, Conservancies appear to align well with international norms and offer a promising model for flexible protected areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Conservation and Society 13 1 39 |
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In British Columbia (BC), Canada, the provincial government and First Nations have recently created an innovative new form of collaboratively managed protected area. Designated as ′Conservancies′ under the BC Park Act or the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, these protected areas are intended to provide a variety of sustainable uses, while maintaining biodiversity and recreational values and prohibiting large-scale commercial or industrial development. Conservancies evolved out of a desire to increase the protected area land base in the province, but also to accommodate traditional Aboriginal land uses and low-impact economic development. The Conservancy designation was created in 2006, and since then 156 Conservancies have been established in BC, covering a total of approximately 2,999,000 ha managed in collaboration with more than 30 First Nations. In this article, we describe the history and management framework of Conservancies, and compare the Conservancy model with international principles for governance of protected areas involving Indigenous people. Despite potential challenges involving integrated management, capacity, allocation of permits among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal users, and treaty negotiations, Conservancies appear to align well with international norms and offer a promising model for flexible protected areas. |
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Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations |
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Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations |
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Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations |
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Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations |
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Conservancies in Coastal British Columbia: A New Approach to Protected Areas in the Traditional Territories of First Nations |
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