Canada Commits $800 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Conservation Projects

Canada Commits $800 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Conservation Projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of the COP15 UN conference on biodiversity in Montreal on Dec. 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres.

Trudeau made the announcement today at the Biosphere environment museum in Montreal accompanied by Indigenous leaders and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault as a UN meeting on global biodiversity, known as COP15, gets underway today in the city.