Important cultural-agricultural-conservation partnership announced in Manitoba

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) says a partnership happening near Brandon serves as inspiration to advance Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. It can also serve as an example for how conservation success can be achieved hand-in-hand with members of the community.

The charitable organization is working with local Anishinaabe representatives and the Beddome family to jointly steward and monitor 305 hectares on the banks of the Assiniboine River, south of Shilo. The announcement is being made as a celebration and testament of the whole-of-society approach necessary to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.