VANCOUVER SUN: BC has five years left to meet its 30x30 conservation target. Can it be done?

The BC government pledged to conserve 30 per cent of land and 30 per cent of water by 2030, but so far only 16 per cent has been protected.


The Kaska Dena people, who for thousands of years have lived on a vast swath of intact wilderness in northern BC on the Yukon border, have a saying in their language: Dene K’éh Kusān.

It means always will be there.

But as more land is swallowed up by industry — logging, mining, gas exploration — concerns are mounting about whether this land will always be there for future generations. They want to ensure it remains undeveloped to preserve their way of life, and doesn’t succumb to biodiversity loss and climate change like other areas of BC ...

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