Indigenous-led marine conservation: Project Finance for Permanence

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• About Project Finance for Permanence
• Great Bear Sea (Northern Shelf Bioregion)
• Qikiqtani Region in Nunavut

About Project Finance for Permanence

Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) is an innovative conservation financing model that leverages government and private funding to support the long-term protection of lands and waters. It brings together:

• Indigenous leadership in conservation
• innovative financing
• contributions from philanthropic organizations
• large-scale conservation planning and management

In December 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau announced $800 million to support up to 4 Indigenous-led conservation initiatives.

For more information, see Project Finance for Permanence: Support for Indigenous-led conservation initiatives on the Environment and Climate Change Canada website.

News

• Protecting more nature in partnership with Indigenous Peoples | Prime Minister of Canada
• Protecting more of our marine ecosystems together, for future generations | Prime Minister of Canada