Largest protection of boreal forest in the world grows even bigger through Indigenous leadership

ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐊᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), AB – The designation of an expansion of the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park in northern Alberta has been finalized by the Government of Alberta. The expansion includes almost 152,000 hectares of newly protected boreal forest, wetlands, and critical habitat for at-risk woodland caribou and wood bison. CPAWS Northern Alberta celebrates the leadership of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in identifying this area for conservation and working collaboratively with industry and the provincial government to achieve this protection. The Mikisew Cree First Nation have been working since 2016 to secure support for Kitaskino.   

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