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Updated: June 05, 2010
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How do we conserve our outback landscapes?
A public talk by Larry Innes, Director of the visionary Canadian Boreal Initiative. Presented by The Wild Australia Program & the Great Western Woodlands Collaboration
Larry Innes Director of the Canada Boreal Initiative visited Perth for part of an Australian tour to outline this groundbreaking conservation initiative. Larry showcased the unique environment of the vast Boreal forests - the largest forest on earth - and the visionary work he leads.
The Boreal Initiative brings together Indigenous people, industry, scientists and conservationists to work for prosperous communities and healthy forests.
The goal of the Framework is to preserve at least half of the Boreal Forest in a network of large interconnected protected areas and support sustainable communities, world-leading ecosystem-based resource management practices and state-of-the-art stewardship practices in the remaining landscape.
- Northern Images Boreal Forest. Photo: Wayne Sawchuck
The Boreal Forest Conservation Framework reflects the collective wisdom of the Boreal Leadership Council and is based on the best available principles of conservation biology and land use planning.
The Framework has the support of a wide range of resource companies, conservation groups, First Nations, members of the Boreal Leadership Council, as well as various governments.
The work of the Boreal Initiative has been extraordinarily successful – with millions of hectares of northern Canada have been protected and better managed through this work.
The success of the work in Canada holds many lessons for work in Australia seeking to keep our big outback landscapes healthy.
To See pictures of the Boreal Forest - click here
To See a video of Lake Winnipeg by Pimachiowin Aki - a unique partnership of four First Nations and the governments of Manitoba and Ontario, working together to create a UNESCO World Heritage Site in their area of the boreal forest - Click here
For more information, please contact:
Great Western Woodlands Campaigner
The Wilderness Society WA Inc GWW
City West Lotteries House
2 Delhi St
West Perth, WA, 6005
Phone: 08 6460 4936
