Despite the strong political alignment between the two governments, a nature agreement that would fast-track conservation has proved elusive
The federal government has committed to reach “30 by 30,″ the shorthand phrase for 30 per cent protected areas by the year 2030. Further, it has promised that it won’t pad the numbers by protecting barren landscapes, and has been working to identify key biodiversity areas that are at risk.
“It’s an ambitious goal,” Nathan Cullen, B.C.’s Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, said in an interview. “Our biodiversity is so rich and things we are trying to protect, like the Incomappleux Valley, are so rare.” Mr. Cullen said it is a model that is stirring international interest as a modern, decolonized alternative to creating new park areas for conservation.
The province praised its corporate partners for making the Incomappleux project viable: Lumber producer Interfor Corp. was paid $4-million in exchange for releasing 75,000 hectares of its forest tenure.
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