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IPCA Planning Certificate

Apply to the first post-secondary program dedicated to indigenous protected and conserved areas!

The 2023-2024 cohort is accepting applicants

We are an official nominator of the

Earthshot Prize

Creating a global platform to showcase Indigenous-led conservation initiatives.

IPCA Stories

The Stories Project is a space for Métis, Inuit and First Nations to share conservation stories

Indigenous Climate Action program

An opportunity for youth to experience their environment from multiple worldviews. A program that fosters values of open-mindedness and respect for people and nature.

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Your donation will strengthen our capacity to establish Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas across Canada.

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IPCA Knowledge Basket

Honour, celebrate, and catalyze Indigenous-led conservation pathways in Canada.

Westcoast IPCA Support Program

Supporting Indigenous conservation leadership along the west coast of BC

IPCAs & Guardians Map

An interactive and publicly-accessible map featuring Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across Canada

IPCA Stories

Collecting and sharing stories about IPCA establishment

Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership

An Indigenous-led network that brings together a diverse range of partners to advance Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs across Canada

Clayoquot Campus

The Clayoquot Campus in Tofino BC is the first satellite campus of the Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre.

Valentines Zaagidiwin

An annual Valentine’s Day event highlighting Indigenous concepts of love. The event is a speaker series and discussion event.

Indigenous Climate Action Program

The Indigenous Climate Action Program (ICAP) gives children and their caregivers the tools to (re)connect with nature.

Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre Knowledge Hub

The Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre Knowledge Hub focuses on capacity development, research, and knowledge mobilization to coordinate and support the establishment of IPCAs in the Pacific region.

T’Sou-ke Housing Solutions Lab

Building a roadmap for housing development in Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas that equally values Indigenous and Western worldviews of "home" in housing policy, design, and community engagement.

First Nations Culturally Significant Species Dialogues

Creating a space that doesn’t exist for First Nations to share knowledge and perspectives on Culturally Significant Species.

IPCA Planning Certificate

Canada’s first post-secondary program dedicated to Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

Earthshot Prize

Official Nominator for the Earthshot Prize

Latest News

Naa’Waya’Sum Art Gallery Carves into Cultural Tourism in Tofino

November 22, 2024

The future of conservation in Canada depends on Indigenous protected areas. So what are they?

June 20, 2023

How Clayoquot Sound’s War in the Woods transformed a region

October 7, 2022

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Watershed Level

The 2023-2024 cohort is accepting applicants

We are an official nominator of the

All Projects

IPCA Knowledge Basket

Honour, celebrate, and catalyze Indigenous-led conservation pathways in Canada.

Westcoast IPCA Support Program

Supporting Indigenous conservation leadership along the west coast of BC

IPCAs & Guardians Map

An interactive and publicly-accessible map featuring Indigenous-led conservation initiatives across Canada

IPCA Stories

Collecting and sharing stories about IPCA establishment

Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership

An Indigenous-led network that brings together a diverse range of partners to advance Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs across Canada

Clayoquot Campus

The Clayoquot Campus in Tofino BC is the first satellite campus of the Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre.

Valentines Zaagidiwin

An annual Valentine’s Day event highlighting Indigenous concepts of love. The event is a speaker series and discussion event.

Indigenous Climate Action Program

The Indigenous Climate Action Program (ICAP) gives children and their caregivers the tools to (re)connect with nature.

Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre Knowledge Hub

The Pacific IPCA Innovation Centre Knowledge Hub focuses on capacity development, research, and knowledge mobilization to coordinate and support the establishment of IPCAs in the Pacific region.

T’Sou-ke Housing Solutions Lab

Building a roadmap for housing development in Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas that equally values Indigenous and Western worldviews of "home" in housing policy, design, and community engagement.

First Nations Culturally Significant Species Dialogues

Creating a space that doesn’t exist for First Nations to share knowledge and perspectives on Culturally Significant Species.

IPCA Planning Certificate

Canada’s first post-secondary program dedicated to Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

Earthshot Prize

Official Nominator for the Earthshot Prize

Latest News

Naa’Waya’Sum Art Gallery Carves into Cultural Tourism in Tofino

The future of conservation in Canada depends on Indigenous protected areas. So what are they?

How Clayoquot Sound’s War in the Woods transformed a region

Connect with IISAAK OLAM

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News

Naa’Waya’Sum Art Gallery Carves into Cultural Tourism in Tofino

The future of conservation in Canada depends on Indigenous protected areas. So what are they?

How Clayoquot Sound’s War in the Woods transformed a region

VIDEO: Reconciliation webinar for Canadian engineers returns