Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests

The new protected area (PA) designation of Conservancy in British Columbia, Canada marks a positive shift in government policy concerning PAs and the role of First Nations in provincial land and resource management and conservation. We present a review of the Conservancy designation within a legal a...

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Main Authors: Katherine L. Turner, Christopher P.H. Bitonti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2011
Subjects:
protected areas
conservancy designation
British Columbia
First Nations
Canada
Political science
J
Social Sciences
H
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fa6469de890345c0922358b8bdf64e8a
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fa6469de890345c0922358b8bdf64e8a 2023-05-15T16:14:30+02:00 Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests Katherine L. Turner Christopher P.H. Bitonti 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/fa6469de890345c0922358b8bdf64e8a EN eng University of Western Ontario http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=iipj https://doaj.org/toc/1916-5781 1916-5781 https://doaj.org/article/fa6469de890345c0922358b8bdf64e8a International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, p 3 (2011) protected areas conservancy designation British Columbia First Nations Canada Political science J Social Sciences H article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T04:28:40Z The new protected area (PA) designation of Conservancy in British Columbia, Canada marks a positive shift in government policy concerning PAs and the role of First Nations in provincial land and resource management and conservation. We present a review of the Conservancy designation within a legal and political ecologycontext, and assess some of the related opportunities and challenges presented by this new designation. Our data were gathered through document, literature and legal reviews, complemented by field research observations and personal communications with key informants from the Gitga'at First Nation. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000)
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conservancy designation
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First Nations
Canada
Political science
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Social Sciences
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Political science
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Social Sciences
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Christopher P.H. Bitonti
Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
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First Nations
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Social Sciences
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description The new protected area (PA) designation of Conservancy in British Columbia, Canada marks a positive shift in government policy concerning PAs and the role of First Nations in provincial land and resource management and conservation. We present a review of the Conservancy designation within a legal and political ecologycontext, and assess some of the related opportunities and challenges presented by this new designation. Our data were gathered through document, literature and legal reviews, complemented by field research observations and personal communications with key informants from the Gitga'at First Nation.
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author Katherine L. Turner
Christopher P.H. Bitonti
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title Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
title_short Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
title_full Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
title_fullStr Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
title_full_unstemmed Conservancies in British Columbia, Canada: Bringing Together Protected Areas and First Nations' Interests
title_sort conservancies in british columbia, canada: bringing together protected areas and first nations' interests
publisher University of Western Ontario
publishDate 2011
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