| NRDC Targets Protection of Manitoba First Nation Lands | 25 January 05 |
 The latest in a series of letters intended to put pressure on the Manitoba Government to protect Manitoba's boreal forests emphasizes interim protection for First Nation nominated lands by spring 2005.The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been running a campaign in support of Manitoba environmental groups' and First Nations' efforts to protect Manitoba's boreal forests and achieve World Heritage Site (WHS) status for the area east of Lake Winnipeg. This latest letter writing opportunity also highlights the need for First Nations to undertake conservation planning and asks the government to confer protected status on these lands, as requested by the First Nations, so that planning will not be jeopardized by development during planning. Past NRDC 'Action Alerts' for the 'Heart of the Boreal' BioGem have generated tens of thousands of letters to the Canadian Government, Manitoba Government, Ontario Government, and Manitoba Hydro. The Government of Manitoba recently publicly stated its support for the WHS but has yet to take any concrete action to make good on its promise.  Send a letter to Manitoba Conservation Minister Stan Struthers through the NRDCVisit the NRDC BioGems page for the 'Heart of the Boreal' View the Government of Manitoba press release stating support for the World Heritage Site (page two) View Manitoba Wildlands news items on the NRDC 'Heart of the Boreal' BioGem campaign; 1, 2, 3 Source: NRDC |
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