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Valerie Courtois and Denis Rose

Valerie Courtois is a member of the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh and is the director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative. Denis Rose is Gunditjmara traditional owner and project manager for the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, South West Victoria, Australia.

Investing in Indigenous conservation delivers major social and environmental benefits

In Canada, many Indigenous Nations are also identifying protected areas, such as the newly established Edehzhie National Wildlife Area/Dehcho Protected Area in the Northwest Territories. Australia may be half a world away and as hot and dry as Canada is cold and snowy, but when it comes to looking after the land, our two countries have plenty in common. Both are committed to protecting vibrant landscapes, restoring species at risk and addressing the impacts of climate change. And both recognize the leadership of Indigenous peoples in helping achieve these goals, write authors Valerie Courtois and Denis Rose. Photograph courtesy of the N.W.T. Government
In Canada, many Indigenous Nations are also identifying protected areas, such as the newly established Edehzhie National Wildlife Area/Dehcho Protected Area in the Northwest Territories. Australia may be half a world away and as hot and dry as Canada is cold and snowy, but when it comes to looking after the land, our two countries have plenty in common. Both are committed to protecting vibrant landscapes, restoring species at risk and addressing the impacts of climate change. And both recognize the leadership of Indigenous peoples in helping achieve these goals, write authors Valerie Courtois and Denis Rose. Photograph courtesy of the N.W.T. Government
In Canada, many Indigenous Nations are also identifying protected areas, such as the newly established Edehzhie National Wildlife Area/Dehcho Protected Area in the Northwest Territories. Australia may be half a world away and as hot and dry as Canada is cold and snowy, but when it comes to looking after the land, our two countries have plenty in common. Both are committed to protecting vibrant landscapes, restoring species at risk and addressing the impacts of climate change. And both recognize the leadership of Indigenous peoples in helping achieve these goals, write authors Valerie Courtois and Denis Rose. Photograph courtesy of the N.W.T. Government
In Canada, many Indigenous Nations are also identifying protected areas, such as the newly established Edehzhie National Wildlife Area/Dehcho Protected Area in the Northwest Territories. Australia may be half a world away and as hot and dry as Canada is cold and snowy, but when it comes to looking after the land, our two countries have plenty in common. Both are committed to protecting vibrant landscapes, restoring species at risk and addressing the impacts of climate change. And both recognize the leadership of Indigenous peoples in helping achieve these goals, write authors Valerie Courtois and Denis Rose. Photograph courtesy of the N.W.T. Government