is 40,000 sq. km of vast boreal forest, rivers, lakes and wetlands all on the granite-shield landscape. It provides critically important habitat for wildlife including woodland caribou, wolverine and bald eagles. The project area includes traditional lands of our four First Nations and two large wilderness provincial parks.
…this land is as important to all Canadians and the people of the world as other World Heritage Sites such as the Grand Canyon, the Pyramids of Giza and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We know that these forests are part of the "lungs of the earth" that help clean the environment for everyone. For these and other reasons, we will be working together to develop a nomination to UNESCO by 2011. It will take much planning, consultation and collaboration to define in that nomination how the land will be used and protected in the future.
… is tied to this land. By caring for it according to Anishinabe values and with both traditional and western science knowledge, we will support our people and maintain the ecological health of the land. We expect increased tourism, job creation and developments that will invite Canadians and people from all over the world to this area.
