Canada, Inuit take step toward new marine-protected area off Labrador coast

“On Nov. 28 federal and Inuit representatives from Nunatsiavut Government and Makivvik—the legal corporate entity for Inuit in Quebec—signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could lead to the official designation of up to 17,000 square kilometres of Nunatsiavut’s coastal and marine waters.”

“The proposed protected area will contribute up to 0.29 per cent—an area nearly three times the size of Prince Edward Island—to Canada’s target of protecting biodiversity and conserving 30 per cent of marine and coastal areas by 2030.” Read the full article.