Organisation

Inuit Circumpolar Council

Description

With the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s selection for the United Nations Development Program’s 2023 Equator Prize comes greater public awareness for the role Inuit play in conservation governance. Pikialasorsuaq, also known as the North Water Polynya, is a globally significant marine area in the Arctic that sits within Inuit homelands and supports numerous species such as whales, seals, and polar bears. Inuit have long travelled through and actively managed these waters, and have asserted a desire to conserve this area by establishing an Inuit management authority and management regime to safeguard its biodiversity and cultural heritage. Inuit are also leading conservation efforts in the Nunatsiavut region of what is now Canada, moving forward the first Inuit Protected Area. This panel will discuss how Inuit are actively working to reframe the goals and approaches around Arctic conservation in an effort to challenge conservation’s colonial legacies and instead centre Indigenous peoples, Knowledge, and governance. This event will be a panel discussion guided by a moderator with some questions and answers.

Speakers

Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council (moderator)

Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Environment and Climate Advisor, Inuit Circumpolar Council

Jim Goudie, Deputy Minister, Nunatsiavut Government

Miyuki Daorana, Youth delegate

Languages

EN-SP